health for individuals with a disability. joining us in our panel today are dr. h. westley clark, director, center of substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human rockville, maryland. john de miranda, executive director, national association on alcohol, drugs and disability inc. and president and chief executive officer, stepping stone of san diego, san diego, california. dr. barbara l. kornblau, j.d., disabilities attorney and professor, school of health professions and studies, university of michigan-flint, flint, michigan. ed hammett, consumer advocate, marbury, maryland. dr. clark, how many people in the united states have a disability? that number is not exactly clear, but we estimate roughly 53 million people have a disability, and it may be larger because, again, it turns on new classification schema. but at least 53 million. john, how do we define a disability? well, a disability is really kind of a legal and an administrative term. and in some quarters you might be considered disabled, but by another jurisdiction you might not be considered disabled. but i use the term, often, physical sensory, cognitive, and developmental disability t

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] a little over 7 years ago i was sleeping underneath of a bridge on the streets for 19 years eating out of a trash can, going in and out of correctional and mental health systems. i racked up 83 arrest and 66 convictions all due to my substance abuse because i was trying to cope with the trauma that had happened in my life. and i would go in and out of prison, and they would say, "this is how you're going to spend the rest of your life, or you're going to die in the streets." once i was able to go to a program where my trauma was addressed, the tamar children program, my trauma was identified, addressed, and treated. i was able to change my belief system from "i am nothing" to "i am somebody," and i can be anything i want in this world. see, when my belief system changed, my thought process changed. and i started to make the best decisions based on me believing that i was worth a better life. dr. harris, let's focus a little bit on issues of trauma for children and youth. you've

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] the services that are offered here at phoenix house, the next step program, include housing and case management. so, the housing piece has to do with the people that are living here, the clients, supporting each other, holding each other accountable in their recovery. the case management aspect has to do with all of those pieces of someone's life that helps them move towards independence. so, setting up recovery support services as they relate to support groups, aa or na, sponsor, network, mental health, and medical needs, as well. next step's really, really good at tying you in with all the services that you need. being blind, i have to be sort of dependent on people, and it's a custom setting. i mean basically, they find out what you want, and then the counselors at next step write up a service plan and make sure that you get in contact with everybody you need, and it's really helped a lot. they helped me do my resume; they helped me find my housing. i've benefited a lot from

chairman, ranking member and members of this committeement my name is frank bateman and i am the deputy assistant secretary for the u.s. department of health and human services. i'm pleased to join you here today. the department of health and human services is the united states government principle agency for protecting the health of all americans, especially for those least able to help themselves. at the department level, the office of the chief information officer, serves this objective by leading the development and implementation of a technology framework. hhs is committed to the effective and efficient management of our information resources in support of our public health mission. human services program and the u.s. health system. the hhs, ocio, is responsible for developing the department's policy framework for it, including such areas as enterprise architecturarchitects management, accessibility and privacy. for example, a healthy framwork management after 22002, omw directors and the national institute of standards and guidance on security and privacy. all of which will embody the technology portfolio. >> in support of the programs administered by

u.s. department of health and human services. > >>. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hi, i'm with sfgovtv i'm here to discuss propll be before the voters in tuesday >> the health care truth fund was for health care correspondents that would substantially there. the 5 member board passed the fund they mate not use the fund to pay for the costs until january 20, 0200. preparing will allow the bodies to make payments from the fund only as the cities account balances to fully funded it has to be large enough to pay for the costs as they're due and thus, the cities total payroll costs can't go over 10 percent. they must allow the payment and they're limited to no more than 10 percent of the cities account or the governor and the trust board passed it. they would allow only if the agrees fund account or two-thirds of the agencies funding board and the trust board productive. a yes vote means you want to change the charter from the health care trust funneled only under specified circumstances a no vote i don't want to make those changes. i'm here with supervisor marking feral and he proponent of preparing >> thanks. hav

u.s. department of health and human services, i'm ira dreyfuss.his isn't about who wins the argument but a study of hot marital fights indicates that when the wife calms down, the couples are more happy. >> that's the same hhs rolling t the health care law now telling us wives staying calm may make marriages happier. john, did we really need them to tell us that? >> i don't know what sexist goof would dare say something as stupid as that. look, my wife runs her own business. when she comes home, i just do what she saysand i go play golf. that's a happy marriage. i'd like to see this idiot sh up at my house and tell me wife the way to get along with me is for her to calm down. if you find a triple digit iq, you should give that guy a medal. >> sasha, did we need the government to tell us this? >> i think it's sort of harmless unless anybody tries it. i wouldn't advise it, guys, telling your wife to calm down. it's just sort of harmless. there's also announcements about smoking and obesity and that sort of thing. we're all fo fall values and traditi

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] the mission of the penn north recovery center is to improve the quality of life, well-being of individuals and communities struggling to overcome substance abuse, poverty, homelessness, and crime, as well as health inequalities. after 20 years, we see on average 400 people a day come into the building to partake in some form of service, whether that's our housing program, our ged program, our job readiness program, treatment, peer support, or 12 step meetings. penn north happens to be in the center of baltimore city. there's a lot of history because i'm a native baltimorean, and what it means to me is, i have the opportunity to come in one of the most historic communities and help it get better, the same community that a lot of things happened for me, so that i can get better at my life. that's what this place means to me. the definition of peer recovery support in my mind starts from the basis of friendship. it's about credibility, a trusting relationship, mutually beneficial,

u.s. department of health and human services. >> the most ribbon cutting and most ribbon cuttings, we keep everybody off limits and then we cut the ribbon and then stuff happens. you can't stop them. you can only hope to contain them in there so we're going to let everybody continue to play. so, it's been said that, that success has many, many, many parents and there are many parents, many people who have contributed to this outstanding, outstanding effort. we are so, so proud of this project and so thrilled to be able to give a new face to lafayette park. this park has tremendous history, from a city attorney who claimed ownership of 12 acres in the 1860s, holiday hill, how many know about holiday hill? right? where the city attorney actually thought he owned a piece of this. to a professor who set up the first astronomical observatory on the west coast here in 1879. to the hundreds of people who call this park home after the 1906 earthquake, to controversial mind troops. to controversial park renovations. lafayette park has many stories to tell. but its views, locations and one of the ci

and make sense of life again. for information, treatment referral, and, most importantly, help, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s department of health and human services cam was originally started back in the '90s to address the alcohol and drug treatment needs and mental health needs of people specifically with disabilities. cam stands for the consumer advocacy model, and it was established with the idea of the individual is the expert on what their needs are. so it's a team model. nothing here is decided based on any one philosophy or any one strict practice. we look at what is holistic. it's a strength-based approach of using the individual's own strengths and applying them to the clinical model. the benefits of using technology-assisted care for people who have disabilities and/or for people who have co-occurring disabilities, or sud disorders, are that it provides an arena of access for folks who might not normally be able to get to a treatment facility or might not be able to be served in a traditional setting. ecam is taking all the services that someone would get in a traditional model-counseling, group counseling, and case management- and put

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] it's powerful to know that my experiences as a student, you know, involved in substance abuse and substance use disorders, in both middle school and high school-and college, as well-that that experience can then become a positive experience to help potentially lead and give other kids out there struggling with similar issues an opportunity to seek recovery and to benefit from my own personal experience. being a leader of a recovery organization or, you know, an advocacy organization for youth in recovery, is not something i ever thought i would do. i'm not one for the limelight. but you know, it has really allowed me to gain a lot of fulfillment in knowing that there weren't some services that were provided to me when i was out there struggling with addiction, but now that since i'm in recovery, i can assure that some of the services that have allowed me to maintain my recovery are available for more youth and young adults. and so that really, really drives my effort to be at t

u.s. department of health and human services. usic] the mission of the josh anderson foundation is to provide adolescents with mental health education resources and support, so they never turn to suicide. and we do this by implementing programs in high schools in the community that raise awareness on mental health issues, reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. josh was the youngest of our four kids. he was a fun-loving, you know, happy kid, great athlete: he was all-star football player for his high school. he left us over four years ago. his girlfriend was over the night before. she had no indication he was seeing a counselor. he had no indication that there was significant issues, so obviously it was a huge shock for us and our family. we felt we had to do something to turn our tragedy into something positive. and i mean, the ultimate goal is that no other family goes through what we went through, and that no kid gets to a point where they feel like the only way for them is to take their life, you know. that's somet

u.s. department of health and human services. [music] community connections is the largest not-for-profit mental health agency in the district of columbia. we serve probably about 3,500 women, children, and men who are frequently dually diagnosed, have histories of homelessness, and have histories of traumatic victimization. the mission of community connections, first of all, is mental health, making everybody whole, of the people who have suffered from trauma, people who have substance abuse, to give you the tools to be able to manage your mental health issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what things have happened to you. sisters empowering sisters is a program for women who are dually diagnosed with a psychiatric illness and addiction and who are the victims of violence to serve as peer mentors for other women who have similar histories. i loved the peers. i have to talk about that because i could talk to any of them. they're very understanding. they ha

u.s. department of health and human services has released the official enrollment numbers for obamacare. has them. rich: 106,000 people have selected plans coming from the department of health and human services. when you look at what the phone calls and the volume or, 27 million people visited the website, what her 6000 have selected health insurance plans, 975,000 made it through to the point you do select a plan, but did not select a plan, 396,000 affects their eligibility for medicaid and what is known as the children's health insurance plan. what these summers don't really tell us first off, if you have 106,000 people selecting a plan we don't know if all of those applications made it all the way to health insurance companies. we don't know if they will pay their premiums when they are due december 15. saying the numbers are boosted for those who have put the plans in their shopping cart and have it exactly checked out. you need to 68,000 people to sign up per day the rest of the five months remaining to hit the administration target of about 7 million in the open enrollment period.

u.s. department of health and human services, correct? >> it's delaware health and social services.e department of insurance. they are all working together to get this thing up and running. >> in terms of what the, you know, people in charge of all of this in delaware are saying we have been watching kathleen sebelius throughout this week and ms. tavenner as well explaining to everybody how things are going and what their expectations are are. have you had feedback from the people in delaware running it at all? >> of course they are disappointed that things haven't got better. i would point out that after the first month, by the october 30th, basically one month in, these marketplace guides had enrolled only two people. so they have doubled that number roughly in a week. so i guess you could say they are making progress. >> wow, a million dollars per enrollee. they have got a lot to do to amortize that -- i don't know what the $4 million went to. why did it cost $4 million to get four people to work as navigators? any idea? >> well, the $4 million is what four organizations were gra

health care. with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can ke better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. david: u.s. department of health and human servicesenrollment numbers for the problem-plagued obama website. liz: rich edson is parsing and looking through them. he is on capitol hill. rich. >> good afternoon, david and liz. 27 million people according to hhs visited healthcare.gov. only 106,000 selected plans. only 27,000 of those went through the federal exchange. about 80 went through the state exchanges. so what we don't know here is how many people shopped and couldn't get a plan because they thought it was too expensive or because they were having technical problems with the website. fewer than a million made it through according to hhs but did not actually select a plan. when they will get this fixed, the administration says by november 30th they should have it up and running. they promise by then it will work. >> it remains the case that we believe the site will be working smoothly for the vast majority of users by the end of the month. that wases the frame that jeff zeints talked about when he first established this goal. and

health insurance. >> the push is on and built into the law to incentivize 18-34 year olds to enroll in the healthcare marketplace. we asked u.s. department of health and human services regional director kathleen bit. how important is iate to get this young healthy demographic into the kind of group. >> it's important to help a bigger pool so we all pay lower rates. we all have some skin in that game. but it's also important because of their health. >> insurers and providers in the marketplace acknowledge they want the young enrollees. >> the big demographic we're trying to attract here with the market place is the young invincibles as we call them. young people that could get health insurance but may not have the chronic illnesses that somebody in the medicare age grew do. so just because they'll have insurance doesn't mean they'll need that care. >> sinclaire says she opposes the premise. >> i have to try to find a job to pay off my student loan debt but also pay exorbitant amount for new health care premiums and that's for the young people because they're 9 ones covering everyone else. what happens, this is what supporters talk about, you across the university ave

of all, how significant is this hack? >> well, it's obviously very significant. they don't -- there are multiple u.s. agencies, including various bits of the u.s. army. there's the department of health and human services, and at the department of energy alone, we got ahold of an e-mail internally that says that they got access to personal details on 100,000 people and others and bank account information on 120,000 employees. >> so the idea that they still have a backdoor open, how do they do this? >> they got into a previously unknown flaw in a piece of software called cold fusion, which is used to run websites made by adobe. that was back as far ago as december of last year. and they put in a back door for future access, so even after adobe fixed the problem, they were still able to have access. and the feds don't know how far else they got, but they clearly have ongoing access, and at least in some places, they were pretty worried about it. >> so what's the real damage done here? >> well, so far, the same group broke into the u.s. sentencing commission and posted a video that was condemning -- calling for reforms of anti-hacking laws. it's about what they see as unjust sentences for hackers. but we

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u.s. department of health and human services step up and actually try to change the wording and include boneblood stem cells to be considered an organ. >> that doesn't make any -- >> make it illegal to physically donate that with being compensated. >> donating blood is not the same as an organ. does any of this make sense to you? why would the government be doing it? >> it doesn't make any sense at all to me, to be honest with you. my opinion is they lost in court through numerous appeals and it is just another way to try and take back that win, so to speak. i look at it like we're paying donors every day to donate plasma, which is not invasive. somebody goes in and voluntarily does that. why can't somebody donate personal blood stem cells used for bone marrow transplant to save somebody's life and be compensated for that? >> that makes perfect sense the way you laid it out. too bad the federal government doesn't see it that way. you want to make sure people understand that they could be potential donors simply by giving their blood as well. how can people get involved if they're interested?

of pennsylvania, the u.s. attorney for the district of massachusetts, first assistant united states attorney for the northern district of california, and the deputy inspector general for investigations of the department of health and human services. we are here today to announce that johnson and johnson and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil claims they marketed prescription drugs for uses that were never approved, safe, or effective. there were kickbacks to physicians and pharmacies to prescribing these drugs. through these alleged acts from these companies, they lined their pockets with the money of american taxpayers and private insurance industry. they drove up costs for everyone in the health care system and negatively impacted the long-term solvency of the central healthcare programs by medicare. this global settlement resolves multiple investigations involving the ente psychotic drugs and other johnson & ohnson products. the settlement also addresses allegations of conduct that recklessly put at risk the health of some of the most vulnerable members of our society including children, the elderly, and the disabled. the criminal information that was filed today

of lives while protecting our taxpayers' hard earned money. the bill calls if continued coordination by the inspectors general for the state department, department of health and human services and u.s. agency for international development in conducting audits and oversight of the pepfar program. it requires a more robust annual report from the office of the global aids coordinator which will ensure better accountability. this legislation also extends key finding requirements for treatment and care portion of the program as well as funding for orphans and vulnerable children. historically the united states contribution to the global fund has been capped at 33% of total contributions. this cap has been an effective tool to leverage contribution from other countries as well as push for reforms as necessary within the global fund. however, when pepfar's authorization ended at the end of september, this 33% cap lapsed as well. i believe it's crucial that this 33% cap be reinstated going into the global fund replenishment conference which will be the first week of -- which will be held the first week of december here in washington and this legislation would accomplish this important poli

of pennsylvania, the u.s. attorney for the district of massachusetts, first assistant united states attorney for the northern district of california, and the deputy inspector general for investigations of the department of health and human services. we are here today to announce the johnson and johnson and three of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than two point $2 billion to resolve criminal and civil claims they marketed protrusion drugs for uses that were never approved, safe, or affective. these were kickbacks to physicians and pharmacies to prescribing these drugs. through these alleged acts from these companies, they line their the money of american taxpayers and private insurance industry. they drove up costs for everyone in the health care system and negatively impacted the long- term solvency of the central healthcare programs by medicare. this global settlement resolves multiple investigations involving the ente psychotic and other johnson & johnson products. the settlement also addresses allegations of conduct that recklessly put at risk the health of some of the most vulnerable members of our society including children, the elderly, and the disabled. the criminal information that was filed today alleges that

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