AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) submitted comments to CMS on proposed rules implementing The HR 1 Reconciliation Act limitations on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments. The CMS rules also limit Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments. The July 21 DAC-CCD letter […]
Policy Updates
The American Association on Health and Disability plays an important role in disability policy and advocacy at the national level. AAHD strives to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities receive attention and respect on the national legislative agenda. AAHD is involved in numerous disability coalitions and networks that address the needs of people with disabilities. Please visit the Policy site to learn more about our activities in this area. AAHD staff maintain an active role in Washington, DC to ensure that health promotion and wellness for people with disabilities is on the disability and healthcare agenda. AAHD staff have positions on the APHA, Disability Section, Executive Council; the CDC, NCBDDD, Executive Committee; Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities-CCD and serve on the National Health Council; Coalition for Health Funding; Disability Rehabilitation and Research Coaltion; Coalition for Whole Health, Patient Care Primary Care Collaborative; and other coalitions advocating for policy that works towards reducing health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population and reducing the incidence of secondary conditions in children and adults with disabilities.
Medicaid State Directed Payments – SUD and MH Focused Coalition Submission to CMS
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 40 organizations with the Coalition for Whole Health (CWH), led by the Legal Action Center (LAC) submitted comments to CMS on proposed rules implementing The HR 1 Reconciliation Act limitations on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments. The CMS rules also limit Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments. The July […]
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – National Health Council Submission
AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. We earlier posted our AAHD submission; joining the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submission; joining the National Council of Nonprofits submission; and joining the AAPD disability advocates submission. The July 13 NHC submission is here: PDF. […]
Medicare Local Coverage Decisions – Timely Access – HR 8500
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition support of timely access to Medicare Local Coverage Decisions legislation (HR 8500). The July 20 ITEM letter is here: PDF. […]
No More Medicaid Cuts by Congressional Budget Reconciliation
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 490 organizations with the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) letter to Congress – No More Medicaid Cuts by Congressional Budget Reconciliation. The July 13 letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation(CPR) and Habilitation Benefits (HAB) Coalition submitting comments to CMS on their Affordable Care Act EHB RFI, with a focus on rehabilitation and habilitation services. Read the July 15 joint CPR-HAB submission to CMS. […]
ACA Essential Health Benefits (EHB) – CMS RFI – Disability Focus on Assistive Devices and Technology
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition submitting comments to CMS on their Affordable Care Act EHB RFI, with a focus on assistive devices and technology. Read the July 15 ITEM submission to CMS. […]
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – AAPD Led Disability Organizations Submission
AAHD has joined 39 disability organizations, led by AAPD (American Association of People with Disabilities), submitted comments to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. Federal financial assistance is central to the nation’s infrastructure serving persons with disabilities. Read the July 13 AAPD led disability letter. […]
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – 1,930 Nonprofit Organizations Submission
AAHD has joined 1,930 nonprofit organizations, led by the National Council of Nonprofits, submitted comments to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. The OMB rules would create significant financial risk and instability for the nation’s thousands of non-profit organizations. Read the July 13 National Council of Nonprofits submission here. […]
OMB Federal Financial Assistance – Proposed Sweeping Standards Changes – Disability Research Coalition Submission
AAHD, as an executive committee member, has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submitted comments to the OMB proposed sweeping federal financial assistance standards changes. DRRC: “this proposed rule would fundamentally alter longstanding principles that have governed federal research funding for decades. Collectively, the proposed changes included in this proposed rule threaten to […]