Disabilities: Narrative Matters
by Health Affairs
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Description
Stories about a wide range of disabilities, from Narrative Matters, a section of first-person essays in the policy journal Health Affairs.
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Toni Martin - "Going Blind On Our Watch" Full Essay | Why doesn't the U.S. health system keep people with preventable disabilities—such as diabetes-related blindness—from becoming disabled? (July/August 2006) | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Toni Martin - "Going Blind On Our Watch" Abridged Version | Why doesn't the U.S. health system keep people with preventable disabilities—such as diabetes-related blindness—from becoming disabled? (July/August 2006) | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Michael Ogg - "Running Out Of Time, Money, And Independence?" Abridged Version | A professor forced into retirement by a severe disability finds his personal care assistants essential. But he may not be able to afford their help much longer—and he faces going on Medicaid and possibly becoming institutionalized. (January 2011) | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Michael Ogg - "Running Out Of Time, Money, And Independence?" Full Essay | A professor forced into retirement by a severe disability finds his personal care assistants essential. But he may not be able to afford their help much longer—and he faces going on Medicaid and possibly becoming institutionalized. (January 2011) | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andrew Batavia - "Of Wheelchairs And Managed Care" Abridged Version | Fighting a system that is loath to finance nonbasic wheelchairs is tough, even for a savvy, Harvard-trained lawyer. (November/December 1999) | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andrew Batavia - "Of Wheelchairs And Managed Care" Full Essay | Fighting a system that is loath to finance nonbasic wheelchairs is tough, even for a savvy, Harvard-trained lawyer. (November/December 1999) | 3/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lisa Iezzoni - "Boundaries" Full Essay | What happens to the disabled poor when insurers draw a line between what's "medically necessary" and devices that can improve quality of life? (November/December 1999) | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lisa Iezzoni - "Boundaries" Abridged Version | What happens to the disabled poor when insurers draw a line between what's "medically necessary" and devices that can improve quality of life? (November/December 1999) | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Fred Frese - "Coming Out Of The Shadows" Full Essay | Those of us with mental illnesses need to stop being ashamed of who we are—and remind the rest of you that our disabling illnesses can be treated. (May/June 2009) | 9/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fred Frese - "Coming Out Of The Shadows" Abridged Version | Those of us with mental illnesses need to stop being ashamed of who we are—and remind the rest of you that our disabling illnesses can be treated. (May/June 2009) | 9/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lisa Iezzoni - "Blocked" Abridged Version | When examining tables and other medical equipment aren't accessible to patients in wheelchairs, there are insurmountable physical barriers to health care. (January/February 2008) | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lisa Iezzoni - "Blocked" Full Essay | When examining tables and other medical equipment aren’t accessible to patients in wheelchairs, there are insurmountable physical barriers to health care. (January/February 2008) | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Episodes |
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