20 percent cut – Relatives who provide care are focus
Cuts to medical assistance reimbursement rates, made behind closed doors during the 2011 Minnesota Legislature’s July special session are at […]
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Daily Archives: November 10, 2011
Courage Center’s Mundl is honored for achievements
Jennifer Mundl was 17 when a 1982 gymnastics accident resulted in a severe spinal cord injury. She was paralyzed from […]
Federal survey standards will better measure health care disparities
Federal efforts to collect health care data, including data on people with disabilities, are changing. These changes could ultimately bring […]
The little girl and the Great Communicator, years later
Thirty years ago, on Nov. 10, 1981, President Ronald Reagan told a story about an Iowa girl story at a […]
Editor’s Column – November 2011
By the time you read this, Access Press’s annual banquet will once again have taken place, but we’ll have gone […]
Sidewalk access ordinance is celebrated
With one outdoor dining season on the books and new penalties in place for any violations, an ordinance meant to […]
Lawmakers must support Medicare Part D as it is
AARP recently collected more than 48 pages of signatures from Minnesotans worried that debt concerns and budget cuts will jeopardize […]
VSA’s Arts Access Awards are presented
The arts in Minnesota are more accessible to people with disabilities today—thanks in part to three individuals and one organization […]
Disability is missing from the debate
It has been more than 20 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act took effect, but while the law has […]
Regional News in Review – November 2011
Caregivers stage protests Caregivers from Dellwood Place and Bethesda Care Center, two Cerenity nursing homes slated for closure in November, […]
People and Places – November 2011
Johnson named to MS Society post Daniel S. Johnson has joined the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Upper Midwest Chapter as […]
Open season change is here for Medicare Part D plans
Medicare beneficiaries who are considering changes to their Medicare Part D plan should mark their calendars for Oct. 15. The […]
Electronic medical records practical for many reasons
The current administration has done its job incentivizing physicians and hospitals to transition from a paper-based system to electronic health […]
In Memoriam
Susan Daniels According to people who know Susan Daniels and had worked with,her, said everything that Daniels has done throughout […]
November 2011 Radio Talking Book
Weekend Program Books Your Personal World (Saturday at 1 p.m.) is airing The Mindfulness Code, by Donald Altman and […]
