Medicaid and Special Education
Medicaid is a successful government-operated, single-payer health program established in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society.” The nation’s largest single source of health insurance, Medicaid covers one out of five Americans with very low income- more than...From the Capitol: House Health Care Plan Would Cut Aid for Students in Special Education
In early May, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve deep cuts to Medicaid when they passed the American Health Care Act. The measure is intended to ‘repeal and replace’ The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)....Q&A: New Eligibility Rules for Adult Services: What Families and Transition Coordinators Need to Know
By S. Paul Prior, Esq., Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, P.C., Attorneys at Law The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) has adopted new rules that fundamentally change the ways in which adults with developmental disabilities are found eligible for services....Schools Seek Easier Access to Medicaid Funds
Currently, more than $1.6 billion a year in Medicaid funding is used to pay for physical, occupational and speech therapy, mental health services, transportation and counseling.The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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- The Right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education
- What to Do if You Suspect Your Child has a Disability Impacting Their Education
- Initial Special Education Evaluations and Eligibility
- The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Special Education Placement
- Q&A: What are Extended School Year (ESY) Services?
- Q&A: Dispute Resolution