Can Disability Be Prevented?

Here's the DSHS website.

Federal disability programs provide financial and medical assistance to workers who become disabled, however there are no federal programs designed to prevent workers with significant health problems from becoming disabled and dependent on federal assistance. In Texas, where one third of workers are uninsured, many workers with significant health conditions become disabled and rely on public programs for assistance.

Working Well, the Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) is a ground-breaking study designed to help keep people well and working. Working Well tests whether providing health coverage and employment supports will keep working people with mental and physical disabilities off federal benefits, such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). The study includes over 1,600 participants in the Harris County Hospital District, making it one of the largest federally-funded scientific studies of its kind in the nation. Working Well will help national and state policy-makers understand why workers become dependent on federal disability benefits and what interventions help them remain independent and employed.