Employee health benefits in America are in a sorry state of affairs, and the organizations that employ direct support professionals are, unfortunately, no exception to the rule. More than half of American workers were enrolled in high deductible health plans in 2022—plans so inadequate that half the people enrolled in them were forced to defer […]

ODP is now offering reoccurring evening opportunities for specifically individuals and families, who want to learn and have a virtual conversation with ODP’s policy division. The first topic will be: “What is ODP? What is an HCBS Waiver and why do we have them?” Click here to Register

The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) is hosting a lunch & learn in July to discuss health care in Medicare Advantage (MA) associated with dual eligibility or eligibility for a low-income subsidy and disability. Presenters will discuss insights from a report on the performance of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, specifically measures of quality of […]

Presented by: Valerie J. Bradley, MS, Human Services Research Institute Description: This presentation from a veteran of the deinstitutionalization wars will describe what she’s learned from the unintended consequences of early moves to close institutions for people with IDD. Click here to Register

t's hard to comprehend sometimes, but the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the United States was nearly $173 billion in 2019. And, medical costs for adults living with obesity were $1,861 higher than medical costs for people with a healthy weight. So just what is a healthy weight? Today it is hard to tell. Novo […]