One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities
MAR 6, 202532 MIN
One Doctor’s Quest to Improve Health Care for People with Disabilities
MAR 6, 202532 MIN
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<p>As adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities strive to live more freely and fully than ever before, many of America’s doctors, hospitals and insurers are getting in the way. We get an inside look at one doctor’s quest to improve health care for people with conditions like Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://acl.gov/about-acl/organization/leadership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alison Barkoff</a>, JD, Administration for Community Living, HHS</p><p>Kevin Carlson</p><p><a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/clarissa.kripke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clarissa Kripke</a>, MD, Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the <a href="https://odpc.ucsf.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Office of Developmental Primary Care</a>; University of California, San Francisco</p><p>Marjorie Ongpauco, BSN, RN, Nursing Consultant</p><p><a href="https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/directory/harold-pollack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harold Pollack</a>, PhD, Professor of Social Work, Policy and Practice; University of Chicago</p><p>Donna Valencia, BSN, RN, MSN, Administrator, Group Home Administrator</p><p><a href="https://tradeoffs.org/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Walker</a>, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs</p><br><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://www.tradeoffs.org/2024/03/21/olmstead-intellectual-developmental-disability" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&id=89c5edcb93&utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>