"The Olmstead Decision Five Years Later" 6/21/2004
Alliance for Health Reform, Washington, D.C.
This Alliance for Health Reform briefing, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, focuses on the Olmstead Law, which was passed five years ago.
Resources for this event are available at the Alliance for Health Reform's Web site.
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Moderators:
Panelists:
- Eileen Elias, deputy director, Health and Human Services' Office on Disability
- Michael Gottesman, plaintiff’s attorney in the Olmstead case
- Tim Westmoreland, visiting professor of law, Georgetown University
- Matt Salo, director, Health and Human Services Committee, National Governors Association
- Tom Perez, law faculty, University of Maryland
- Bob Williams, former commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities
"Olmstead: I Did It"
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This Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured video segment returns to the plaintiffs of the Olmstead case five years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision. It reports on the impact of the decision for individuals with disabilities and some of the challenges that remain in the implementation of the court ruling.
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