Partners
Several groups of people are involved with Nebraska Ticket to Work. This section provides information about the Consumer Network, contractors and the Project Advisory Committee. View the Partner Organization Chart.
Provides benefits analysis services upon request for people with disabilities who are interested in exploring employment options.
The Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Research Assistance to States (MIG-RATS) Center launched a website to provide resources and support to states implementing MIGs. The website is designed to help staff find research reports and resources, learn about MIG-RATS activities and initiatives, and connect with MIG researchers. The website includes info on topics such as Medicaid Buy-In programs, outreach and marketing, and youth in transition and also provides links to tools and a calendar of events. For more information, contact Anne Reither at
areither@gmail.com or (435)757-9314.
The National Consortium for Health Systems Development (NCHSD) is a technical assistance partnership providing flexible, state-tailored technical assistance for Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) projects across the country. These CMS-funded state projects are developing comprehensive health and employment service systems for people with disabilities who want to work. Serving people with disabilities, providers, state agencies, research institutes, advocates and businesses, NCHSD is a project of
Health & Disability Advocates (HDA).
The Nebraska Ticket to Work Palliative Care Program is designed to assist individuals with disabilities manage chronic pain and discomfort that prevents them from acquiring or maintaining employment. Palliative care is an emerging practice that focuses on reducing the severity and symptoms of an illness or a disability rather than providing a cure. Although palliative care grew from the hospice movement, there are significant distinctions between the two. Palliative care is not limited to those in terminal stages of a disease; it is available at any point that symptoms present themselves. For more information, please visit the
Ticket to Work Palliative Care website. View the
CWD Policy Brief about Palliative Care.
Nebraska's foundation for a sustainable statewide work incentive planning and outreach infrastructure. The goal is to increase the use of work incentives and earnings potential of beneficiaries.
The purpose of the Young Adult Advisory Council is to allow young adults (age 18-25) to share ideas on how to improve the transition of healthcare from teens to young adults, as well as share personal experiences and provide young adult perspective.
The Youth Employment Solutions project is a subcontract of Nebraska’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid funded Medicaid Infrastructure Grant. The purpose of Youth Employment Solutions is to increase, through systems change, the competitive employment of Nebraska’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) eligible youth who are transitioning from school to adulthood. The Youth Employment Solutions project is also called 'Project YES!'.
View
case examples and the
Pilot Youth Report.
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Research Assistance to States (MIG-RATS)