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RA is a chronic progressive polyarthritis ( with varying systemic features ) associated with substantial disability and economic losses . HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the approval of a new Medicaid waiver in Alabama that will provide services to certain Medicaid-eligible individuals over the age of 21 with a substantial disability . Two of the demonstrations provide respite care services for caregivers of adults with disabilities or long-term illness and children with substantial disabilities .