Hsm210 Week 2 Checkpoint
Week 2 Checkpoint
Michael Rasmussen
HSM 210
May 23, 2013
Lisa L. Dale
Week 2 Checkpoint
In order to meet the needs for better services for the demographic of individuals with developmental disabilities the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) was formed in 1959. When deinstitutionalization and decentralization became a rising trend in the 1950’s, the families of the disabled became strong advocates for community-based alternatives to institutional care.
Medicaid provides coverage for a range of individuals including children, non-disabled adults, pregnant woman, individuals with disabilities, and seniors. Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson for low income individuals and families who have few resources for medical coverage insurance. Both were very much needed in the country as well as each state’s local communities at their respective times of introduction. When it comes to meeting the needs of humans Medicaid provides health insurance to a range of individuals that are aged, disabled, woman who are pregnant, and who are caretakers of dependent children. DDD provides benefits for specifically impaired individuals who have intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injuries, and certain neurological impairments.
Both DDD and Medicaid have been highly successful in meeting the needs of humans since both have been signed into law. Medicaid has helped a range of individuals; from the physically and mentally impaired to the elderly and sick. Since DDD works with disabled individuals they are usually covered under DDD Medicaid, so the success rate has been high for both of these agencies.
Both Medicaid and DD face the challenge of the expansion of these agencies due to the rise of medical costs, individuals living longer, the rise of autism, and the amount the government has to spend with these growing numbers. It is important to remember
Michael Rasmussen
HSM 210
May 23, 2013
Lisa L. Dale
Week 2 Checkpoint
In order to meet the needs for better services for the demographic of individuals with developmental disabilities the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) was formed in 1959. When deinstitutionalization and decentralization became a rising trend in the 1950’s, the families of the disabled became strong advocates for community-based alternatives to institutional care.
Medicaid provides coverage for a range of individuals including children, non-disabled adults, pregnant woman, individuals with disabilities, and seniors. Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson for low income individuals and families who have few resources for medical coverage insurance. Both were very much needed in the country as well as each state’s local communities at their respective times of introduction. When it comes to meeting the needs of humans Medicaid provides health insurance to a range of individuals that are aged, disabled, woman who are pregnant, and who are caretakers of dependent children. DDD provides benefits for specifically impaired individuals who have intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injuries, and certain neurological impairments.
Both DDD and Medicaid have been highly successful in meeting the needs of humans since both have been signed into law. Medicaid has helped a range of individuals; from the physically and mentally impaired to the elderly and sick. Since DDD works with disabled individuals they are usually covered under DDD Medicaid, so the success rate has been high for both of these agencies.
Both Medicaid and DD face the challenge of the expansion of these agencies due to the rise of medical costs, individuals living longer, the rise of autism, and the amount the government has to spend with these growing numbers. It is important to remember