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.
Guests:
Alison Barkoff, JD, Administration for Community Living, HHS
Kevin Carlson
Clarissa Kripke, MD, Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Director of the Office of Developmental Primary Care; University of California, San Francisco
Marjorie Ongpauco, BSN, RN, Nursing Consultant
Harold Pollack, PhD, Professor of Social Work, Policy and Practice; University of Chicago
Donna Valencia, BSN, RN, MSN, Administrator, Group Home Administrator
Leslie Walker, Senior Producer/Reporter, Tradeoffs
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