Healthcare
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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
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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
Links to Information for Keeping Updated on Texas Medicaid Changes Due to COVID
As COVID-19 continues to impact services in Texas, the resources featured in this handout can help you stay up-to-date with the Texas Medicaid waiver programs. Continue reading Links to Information for Keeping Updated on Texas Medicaid Changes Due to COVID
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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?
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Texas Medicaid Changes Because of COVID-19
Numerous changes to the Texas Medicaid program have been implemented in response to COVID-19. Many of these changes are temporary and may evolve as this public health crisis continues. Learn about how programs and services have been affected. Continue reading Texas Medicaid Changes Because of COVID-19
Nursing Facilities and COVID-19
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the State of Texas has temporarily modified some of the rights of nursing facility residents. This Q&A guide discusses many of the changes, including the care and treatment of residents. Continue reading Nursing Facilities and COVID-19
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
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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
COVID-19 Changes for Texas Medicaid Waivers
This video covers changes to Texas Medicaid waivers and CHIP that are a result of COVID-19. The video addresses Medicaid eligibility, plan extensions, visits with service coordinators, and more. Continue reading COVID-19 Changes for Texas Medicaid Waivers
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. Continue reading 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. Continue reading 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. Continue reading 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. Continue reading 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. Continue reading Webinar: Preparing for a Medicaid Fair Hearing
External Links
- 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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