Raising Special Kids

Posted Apr 12, 2017

In this issue of Connecting we explore: Who the Organization for Nonprofit Executives (ONE) selected as the 2017 Leader of Distinction One family's story about how important Medicaid is for them Where Medicaid and educational ...

Posted Mar 21, 2017

Medicaid is the largest insurer of children with disabilities, and it has been for decades. Suddenly, as part of the repeal of Obamacare, Congress has proposed putting caps on Medicaid services for children

Posted Mar 17, 2017

Whether you call it DDD, ALTCS, EPSDT, HCBS, CRS, CMDP, AHCCCS, or different names, the funding source for all of these programs is Medicaid.

Posted Mar 15, 2017

The American Health Care Bill will go to the House floor for a vote next week. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Committee (CBO) released its analysis of the bill.

Posted Mar 6, 2017

Dr. Karen Remley, MBA, MPH, FAAP, CEO and executive vice-president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, says it comes down to reminding people, “What do we care about? Our children. Our children’s health. My role, as a ...

Posted Dec 27, 2016

In this issue of Connecting we explore: Common terms educators use but may be new to you One family's experience with SCID, a disorder that Arizona does not currently include in their newborn screening The upcoming Partners in Care symposium ...

Posted Dec 9, 2016

In this issue of Connecting we explore: Ten things you should know about the Stephen Beck Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, better known as the ABLE Act How ADE and Raising Special Kids are working toward more collaborative ...

Posted Oct 5, 2016

Cuentas ABLE: Las 10 cosas que debería saber www.ablenrc.org/about/what-are-able-accounts 1. ¿Qué es una cuenta ABLE? Las cuentas ABLE son cuentas de ahorro con beneficios fiscales para personas con discapacidad y sus ...