Public Policy Center

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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Protect Medicaid Women’s and Children’s Health – Oppose Reconciliation – To The U.S. Senate

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a coalition led by five national women’s health organizations opposing the Senate Medicaid Reconciliation legislation and requesting protection of women’s and children’s health. The five organizations are: Alliance for Women’s Health & Prevention (AWHP), American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA); Healthy Women; The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in […]

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Protect Medicaid LTSS and HCBS – Oppose Reconciliation – To The U.S. Senate

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 28 national organizations and nearly 100 state and national organizations, led by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care, opposing Senate Medicaid Reconciliation. The letter is focused on long term services and supports (LTSS) including home-and-community-based services (HCBS), and includes support for last year’s CMS final […]

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Opposing Department of Energy Announced Rescinding of Section 504 Disability Nondiscrimination Rules

AAHD partner colleague, the Lakeshore Foundation, and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Rights co-chairs have submitted separate comments to and opposing the Department of Energy announced rescinding Section 504 Disability Nondiscrimination Rules. AAHD is a long-time CCD member. The June 14 Lakeshore and June 16 CCD comments are here: Lakeshore-pdf;  […]

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