AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. NHC has joined 43 patient organizations through the Partnership To Protect Coverage (PPC) asking Congress to reauthorize the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. Available here are the July 30 PPC letter to Congress, and, a July 28 Washington Post guest column on the economic impact […]
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.
Maintain and Fund All Protection and Advocacy Programs, And ACL IDD Programs – Disability Consortium Request to Congress
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) asking Congressional appropriations committees to maintain and fund the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, including the SAMHSA PAMI. The letter also asks that ACL programs serving persons with IDD be maintained and funded. The July 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid Reconciliation Act – Disability, Aging, HCBS Leaders Statement
AAHD is an active member of both the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), focused on home-and-community-based services and related LTSS. Over the months AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined numerous DAC and CCD statements opposed to Administration and Congressional Medicaid reduction/cut-back proposals. Available here is the July […]
Maintain and Fund 5 ACL Disability Programs – Disability Consortium Request to Congress
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) asking Congressional appropriations committees to maintain and fund five Administration for Community Living (ACL) disability programs targeted by the Administration for elimination. The five programs are: UCEDD; DD Projects of National Significance; Limb Loss and Paralysis Resource Centers; and the P&A […]
Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Legislation Introduced
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 110 organizations led by the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC) supporting proposed legislation to create a new federal grant program to address mental wellness and toxic stress, emergencies, and disasters. Our colleague organization Mental Health America is one of the 110 supporters. Available here are: statement of need […]
ACL and NIDILRR Reductions – Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition Opposition and Dismay
AAHD is a Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) steering committee member. DRRC has issued a statement of opposition and dismay at recent staffing and operations reductions at the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and its impact on the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The July 23 DRRC statement is […]
HHS Deregulation RFI – National Health Council Response
AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. In response to the HHS announced deregulation proposals and RFI, the NHC submitted four suggested principles to use when deregulating HHS programs. The July 14 NHC letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicare Access to Orthotics and Prosthetics – HR 4475 and S. 2329
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined NAAOP supporting legislation (HR 4475 and S. 2329) expanding access to Medicare orthotics and prosthetics. The July 17 NAAOP press release is here: PDF. […]
Installing Universal Changing Tables at U.S. Capitol Complex
AAHD has joined the Center for American Progress and Little Lobbyists with nearly 100 other individuals and organizations to advocate for universal changing tables in U.S. Capitol complex buildings. The July 14 letter is here: PDF […]
Medicare Prescription Payment Plan – Advocates Submission on Model Documents
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Medicare Access for Patients’ Rx (MAPRx) Coalition submission on Medicare Prescription Payment Plan model documents. The July 14 MAPRx submission is here: PDF. […]