Salvador Ibarra, Author at Institute for Exceptional Care

Inspiring Change: Our 2024 Plans

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In this newsletter, we share what is to come in 2024, introduce our new Board chair, and highlight a few partners.

Disability, equity, and the NIH

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Our mission at IEC is to make big improvements in healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We want to help people with IDD live healthier, happier lives.
Lauren Erickson is our Director of Policy and Programs. A key part of her job is explaining IEC's views on health policy. She talks about how different policies affect people with IDD.
Lauren works to help people understand the important link between healthcare policy and the wellbeing of individuals with IDD. She breaks down complex policy issues to show their real-world impact.

Payment reform

Primary care is important because it helps the whole healthcare system work better and makes healthcare fairer for everyone. Primary care is also a key part of IEC's mission. We want to make healthcare better and safer for people with disabilities. We believe that starts with making sure everyone can get good primary care.