Access to medical care and the ability to afford that care are critically important for maintaining and improving health. At the same time, the health care needs of people of all ages change as the incidence of disease and chronic conditions change, along with changes in medicine and technology. Our work in this area documents the health and functional status of children and adults with disabilities, across vulnerable subgroups and time. We also study the relationship between employment and health insurance and their effects on accessing care and seeking federal disability benefits. Our researchers have documented the effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010—which dramatically changed the availability of health insurance—on insurance coverage, access to care, work, and benefit application and receipt among youth and working-age adults with disabilities.
Related to our disability work, Mathematica also has expertise in the following areas:
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Access to Services through Knowledge: Translating Research into Application
In partnership with the FDDC and the NADD, Mathematica is developing journey maps and personas that illustrate the experiences of caregivers supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) across the lifespan.
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Jody Schimmel Hyde
Principal Researcher, Deputy Director, Center for Studying Disability Policy
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