The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly tried to change how it rates disabled veterans, basing benefits on how well their medications work instead of how bad their conditions really are.

Understanding and measuring disability is essential for improving quality of life in both clinical and public health domains. Disability assessment instruments, such as the World Health Organization ...

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Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities have been told they're dropping at least one tier in a new state ...

Service providers say Nebraska's InterRAI assessment changes are creating safety concerns by placing people with developmental disabilities in the wrong groups.

The introduction of a more stringent test to assess eligibility for disability benefit in England may have taken a 'serious' toll on the nation's mental health, concludes new research. The ...

Nebraska DHHS declined interviews about disability assessments while keeping scoring methods secret and upholding all appeals ...