WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999 additional information --> AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT THE UTAH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1965 --> Resources		WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT   President Clinton signed into law The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (Public Law 106-170) on December 17, 1999. This landmark legislation will make it possible for millions of Americans with disabilities to join the workforce without fear of losing their Medicare or Medicaid coverage. It also enhances the employment services system for people with disabilities.   This legislation creates two new options for states. First, it creates a new Medicaid buy-in demonstration to help people whose disability is not yet so severe that they cannot work. And second, it extends Medicare coverage for an additional four-and-a-half year for people in the disability insurance system that return to work. The provisions of this law become effective at various times, generally beginning one year after enactment. Check with the local Social Security Office to see when the provisions will become effective. This new law: increases beneficiary choice in obtaining rehabilitation and vocational services removes barriers that require people with disabilities to choose between health care coverage and work assures that more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits Return to Top
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