Healthcare
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ECI resources: For information about services for children with delays or disabilities who are 0-3 years old, please see our Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Resource page.
Our agency champions healthcare access for all individuals with disabilities. We believe that people with disabilities should have access to healthcare coverage and services that meet their unique needs and that all services should be readily available, affordable, accessible, and accountable.
To achieve these goals, Disability Rights Texas’s efforts include individual casework, training programs, and advocacy for public policies that support access to quality healthcare and services for individuals with disabilities.
Featured Resources
Texas Medicaid Waiver Comparison Chart
This easy-to-use chart shows what services are provided by the various Texas Medicaid waiver programs, which includes STAR+PLUS, CLASS, HCS, DBMD, TxHML, and MDCP. Continue reading “Texas Medicaid Waiver Comparison Chart”
Handouts
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources in Plain Language
Various plain language resources are available to help you learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Resources in Plain Language”
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Disability Rights Texas provides answers to frequently asked questions for people with disabiliites in Texas about the covid-19 vaccine: who can get it, where to get it, and more. Continue reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Resources”
Having Problems with Texas Medicaid or Your Medicaid Services?
Persons covered by Texas Medicaid have a right to receive certain medically necessary healthcare services. If you are having problems with Texas Medicaid or your Medicaid Services, we can help. Continue reading “Having Problems with Texas Medicaid or Your Medicaid Services?”
MDCP Medicaid Fair Hearing Guide
Use this guide to prepare for a Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) Medicaid Fair Hearing. The guide includes how to develop your argument, what to put in a fair hearing packet, and how to make your child’s case during the hearing. Continue reading “MDCP Medicaid Fair Hearing Guide”
MDCP Medicaid Fair Hearing Checklist
If you’re a parent or an advocate of a child who is enrolled in the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP), you can use this checklist to prepare for a Medicaid Fair Hearing. Continue reading “MDCP Medicaid Fair Hearing Checklist”
Dealing with Denials or Reductions of Children’s Medicaid Services
Frequently asked questions on what you can do when you receive a denial of services or reduction in services on Children’s Medicaid. Continue reading “Dealing with Denials or Reductions of Children’s Medicaid Services”
HEB Providing “Talking” Prescriptions: Collaboration between HEB, ACB Texas, and DRTx
HEB announced that it provides ScripTalk talking prescription labels for prescription medications through nine of its Austin and San Antonio area retail pharmacies. The ScripTalk labels provide a safe, confidential, and convenient way to access information on prescription labels for individuals who cannot read standard print. Continue reading “HEB Providing “Talking” Prescriptions: Collaboration between HEB, ACB Texas, and DRTx”
Publications
What to Expect in a Medicaid Fair Hearing – Parent Training
This presentation covers the basics of a Medicaid Fair Hearing, including rules, timelines, testimony, and more. Continue reading “What to Expect in a Medicaid Fair Hearing – Parent Training”
Videos
Medicaid Fair Hearing Explainer Video
Have your Medicaid services or programs been cut or new requests denied? If so, you need to know about Medicaid Fair Hearings, a process that lets you fight against cuts or denials of the services that you need. Watch the video “Medicaid Fair Hearing Explainer Video”
Your Rights When Receiving Health Care (ASL version)
This video covers what you need to know about the rights of people with disabilities when accessing healthcare. Watch the video “Your Rights When Receiving Health Care (ASL version)”
Your Rights When Receiving Healthcare
This video covers what you need to know about the rights of people with disabilities when accessing healthcare. Watch the video “Your Rights When Receiving Healthcare”
Medicaid Fair Hearings Overview
In this video, you’ll learn what to expect – and what your rights are – when you’re in a Medicaid Fair Hearing. Watch the video “Medicaid Fair Hearings Overview”
Webinar: Preparing for a Medicaid Fair Hearing
In this recorded webinar, you’ll learn how to prepare for a Medicaid Fair Hearing. Watch the video “Webinar: Preparing for a Medicaid Fair Hearing”
External Links
- Are You Waiting on a Waiver?
The Arc of Texas is collecting personal stories from people who are on the Texas Medicaid Waiver Interest List.
- SSA Benefits for Children Brochure
- Children with Special Health Care Needs Program
- Filing a Complaint with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Health Care Coverage for Americans with Disabilities
- Health Reform Source
- Healthcare.gov
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Managed Care Health Care Programs in Texas
- Medicaid and IDD in Texas: A Fact Sheet from TCDD
- Medicaid Buy-In for Children
- Medicaid Personal Care Services Benefit
- Medicaid Preferred Drug List Program
- STAR Health for Children in Foster Care System
- STAR Kids
- STAR+Plus Managed Care Program
- Texas CHIP and Children’s Medicaid Program Website
- Texas Medicaid Program State Medicaid Overview
- Office of Disability Prevention for Children
- Protecting the Rights of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS
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