An Assessment of Consultative Examination CE Processes Content and Quality Findings from the CE Review Data

The consultative examination (CE) is a physical or mental health examination or test requested by the Social Security Administration to determine eligibility for Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance. Mathematica worked with Comprehensive Occupational Medical Services...

Vocational Factors in the Social Security Disability Determination Process: A Literature Review

Helping Workers Who Develop Medical Problems Stay Employed: Expanding Washington's COHE Program Beyond Workers' Compensation

This is one of three policy action papers prepared in Year 3 of the Stay-at-Work/Return-to Work Policy Collaborative, an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy in the U.S. Department of Labor.

Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Return-to-Work Programs

Each year, millions of workers in the United States develop a chronic illness, disability, or other serious medical problem that puts them at risk of exiting the labor force.

Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Overview of State Grantee Progress, January to December 2014

This report summarizes progress in 2014 by the 44 MFP grantee states (including the District of Columbia) that are actively transitioning participants. MFP grants support state efforts to help individuals living in institutions move to home and community-based settings if that is where they wish to receive...

A Government Performance and Results (GPRA) Report: The Status of the Medicaid Infrastructure Grants Program as of 12/31/09

This final report describes the key activities and program outputs of Medicaid Infrastructure Grants made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to states with the goal of improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities.

Youth with Disabilities at the Transition Crossroads: Employment and SSA Outcomes after Seeking VR Services

Employment Support for the Transition to Retirement

As workers near retirement, many experience a medical event that limits the ability to work.

Medicaid-Financed Institutional Services: Characteristics of Nursing Home and ICF/IID Residents and Their Patterns of Care

To better understand the population of Medicaid enrollees living in nursing homes or intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICFs/IID), researchers analyzed data from the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) from 2006 and 2007 to determine the characteristics of enrollees...

Pathways to Careers Employer Case Study: Futura Industries

The Pathways to Careers (Pathways) program helps people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and people with a primary diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder obtain competitive integrated employment aligned with their skills, interests, strengths, and abilities.