Public Policy Center

Limb Loss and Paralysis Resource Centers– Advocates Maintain and Appropriations Request

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition asking Congress to maintain and fund the formerly Administration for Community Living (ACL) administered limb loss and paralysis resource centers. The HHS reorganization proposal would eliminate these two resource centers, as well as ending ACL. The July 11 […]

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Prior Authorization Transparency (3) – S.1816 and H.R. 3514 – Rehabilitation Community

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) letter to Congress supporting the Medicare Advantage prior authorization transparency legislation. On May 22 we posted legislation (S. 1816 and HR 3514)  to standardize and require transparency in Medicare Advantage prior authorization.  On June 10 we posted additional supporters – 50 U.S. […]

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AHRQ Healthcare Extension Service (HES)– Advocates Restoration and Appropriations Request

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 66 organizations, led by Academy Health through the Friends of AHRQ, requesting Congress to continue implementation and funding of AHRQ HES (Healthcare Extension Service) – a program integrating patient-centered outcomes research into healthcare delivery. AHRQ HES was frozen by the HHS reorganization plan. The July 7 coalition letter […]

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Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders – Oppose Reconciliation – To The House of Representatives

AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) writing the House of Representatives as it prepares to receive Senate Budget Reconciliation legislation. Repeating previously submitted messages to both chambers of Congress – MHLG has requested that Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders be protected – no […]

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Prohibiting QALYs in Health Value Metrics – HR 3864

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC) supporting legislation that would prohibit the use of QALYs (Quality-Adjusted Life Years) metrics in U.S. government health value assessments. The legislation is HR 3864, by Representatives Cammack (FL) and Hern (OK). Available here are: Reps Cammack and Hern June 12 press […]

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