AAHD has joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) initiated letter supporting HR 4770 – telehealth disparities and outcomes. The August 23 letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
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Available is the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) response to the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) on vaccination efforts and persons with disabilities. Available here are the May 28 OCR and April 8 CCD letters. […]
Nineteen (19) members of the U.S. House have written HHS advocating that there be a behavioral health worker set-aside in the American Rescue Plan Act public health workforce funding. Several BH national organizations have advocated this. Public Health association response is not known by AAHD. The May 21 19 House members letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined 60 organizations endorsing HR 3013 – COVID-19 Vaccine Medical Transportation Act, clarifying that non-emergency medical transportation to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is a 100% federal Medicaid matching service. The legislation is sponsored by Reps Barragan (CA), Cardenas (CA), Clarke (NY), Ruiz (CA), Blumenauer (OR), Soto (FL), and Delegate Norton (DC). The May […]
AAHD has joined a coalition led by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, calling for a federal commission to develop a comprehensive national plan to defeat the Long COVID-19 “PASC” Crisis. The May 6 statement is here: PDF. […]
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AAHD has joined the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in writing the HHS Office of Civil Rights on Vaccine issues and persons with disabilities. The April 8 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined 60 organizations endorsing proposed legislation to authorize non-emergency medical transportation as a Medicare benefit during the COVID-19 crisis. The March 31 letter is here: PDF. […]
With an April 1 implementation date, on March 29 the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on LTSS co-chairs wrote CMS on the increased for one year Medicaid HCBS federal matching rate (FMAP); the letter is here: PDF. […]