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Education > Online Learning
Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison
...matches your child's specific disability, what it costs, and how to evaluate if it's working within the...weeks. Khan Academy: Free Self-Paced Learning. Cost: Free, no premium tier Best for: Students who...and language arts. Sal Khan's explanations are patient, visual, and procedural. A student struggling with...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...that consumers will absorb roughly 70% of tariff costs in 2026 as inventories deplete, translating to...Durable medical equipment: Wheelchairs, walkers, patient lifts, adaptive seating, positioning devices. Manufacturing...Manufacturing is concentrated overseas; tariff costs pass through distributors and land on retail and...
Legal > Healthcare
Legislature to Limit Patient Costs for Therapy
...amount insurers can charge patients for physical, speech,...occupational therapist costs about the same as seeing...companies to only make patients pay co-payments about...care, and visits can cost as much as $75 each. If...premiums rise. While the patient pays a co-payment, insurance...legislature to pass. Most patients end up footing the bill...
Legal > Government Benefits
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
...reduction. When reimbursement doesn't cover operating costs, providers stop accepting Medicaid patients. Governor...operating costs, providers stop accepting Medicaid patients. Governor Little has 5 days from receipt of the...some providers will stop accepting new Medicaid patients. Others will close entirely. The Idaho Senate debate...
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do
...lifeline is no longer accepting Medicaid patients. The notice doesn't say your benefits...reimbursement doesn't cover operating costs, providers stop accepting Medicaid....residential programs for serving Medicaid patients. A provider running on thin margins...they stop accepting new Medicaid patients or drop existing ones. This is distinct...
Research > Drug Development
Unveiling Breakthroughs in Muscular Dystrophy Treatment
...Developed. Making a new drug is a long process. It can take 10-15 years and cost a lot of money. Researchers start by studying the disease in a lab. They...the drug. The FDA looks at all the data before approving a new treatment. Patient safety is the top priority. Promising Research Areas. Gene therapy is one...
Health > Alternative Medicine
Alternative Therapies: Inherent Risks and Effectiveness #1: Hyperbaric Oxygen
...scientifically assesse d and may potentially have negative effects on the patient. One of these is hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Through my years of dealing...these is hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Through my years of dealing with patients with the diagnosis of ASD and Cerebral Palsy, I have found families investing...
Legal > Government Benefits
Georgia's Medicaid Plans Are Cutting Therapy Payments by 20%. Here's What to Do If Your Child's Provider Drops Out of the Network.
...stay solvent. When reimbursement doesn't cover the cost of providing care, the decision makes itself. Medicaid...cut means therapists are paid less than what it costs to deliver a session when overhead, credentialing,...Larger clinics may continue accepting Medicaid patients selectively, but capacity shrinks fast. In rural...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Blue Shield to Cover Autism Therapy
...Co. agreed this week to immediately cover the cost of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for...applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for autism patients. This decision was the result of a settlement with...insurers to provide coverage such as ABA therapy to patients with autism who seek it prior to the effective...
Assistive Tech > Hardware
Apple Filing May Signal Focus On Disability Market
...screens. In a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office made public this...technology giant said it is seeking to patent a method for connecting its products...applications to replace traditional, costly assistive technology. However, since...had trouble with the devices. The patent application may suggest that Apple...
Career > Accommodations
Writing a Medical Necessity Letter for Workplace Accommodations
HR asked you to provide medical documentation for your accommodation request. Or you're a healthcare provider and your patient's employer wants a letter confirming their need for workplace modifications. Either way, you're not entirely sure what belongs in that letter. The...
News > Lifestyle
Teaching Life Skills for Independence: A Parent's Roadmap
Teaching your child life skills is an act of sustained, patient work. You're not just trying to check boxes. You're trying to expand what your child can do, who they can become, and what kind of life they can live...