Medical-Legal Partnerships Benefit Families of Developmentally Disabled Children

Journal Article
Written By NCMLP

Description

This study assessed the benefits provided by the Health Law Partnership (HeLP), a medical-legal partnership (MLP) in Atlanta, Georgia, to pediatric patients with neuro-developmental disabilities and their families. Over two and half years, legal services led patients to obtain/retain benefits exceeding $4.9 million in total value. State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and other health-related assistance resolved cases resulted in an average benefit value of $18,925 per case, followed by SSI and education cases with an average benefit value of $9,585 and $5,336, respectively. Findings were published in The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society.

 

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Authors

  • Salathiel Kendrick Allwood

  • Susan Mc Laren

  • Robert Pettignano

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