Available here is a detailed summary of the opioid legislation by the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors: PDF. […]
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.
Shared Decision Making Guidance in Medicare and Medicaid
AAHD has joined a coalition led by the Alliance for Aging Research requesting CMS to collaborate and rely on work by the National Quality Forum to further shared decision making. The November 13 letter is here: PDF. […]
Reducing Maternal Mortality (HR 1318/S. 1112)
AAHD has joined a coalition led by the Friends of CDC’s NCBDDD, March of Dimes, AMCHP and others asking Congressional passage of legislation to reduce maternal mortality. The November 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
Surgeon General Report on Health & the Economy: Promoting the Integration of Behavioral Health and General Health
AAHD has endorsed the comments of No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) encouraging the U.S. Surgeon General to prioritize the integration of behavioral health, primary care, and general health. AAHD’s October 31 comments are here: PDF. […]
Surgeon General Report on Health & the Economy: Promoting the Integration of Behavioral Health and General Health
AAHD has endorsed the comments of No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) encouraging the U.S. Surgeon General to prioritize the integration of behavioral health, primary care, and general health. AAHD’s October 31 comments are here: PDF. […]
CMS MMCO Demos for Persons Dually Eligible and Quality Measures
AAHD and 3 other national organizations have written to CMS seeking clarification on expected quality measures for persons dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The October 30 advocate communication to CMS MMCO is here: PDF. […]
AAHD Joins Letter Opposing Expansion of Short-Term Health Insurance Plans
AAHD has joined a coalition of 80 organizations led by the Kennedy Forum in supporting the lawsuit filed challenging the Trump Administration’s rules authorizing broader use of short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. Letter available here. […]
2019 Medicare Prescription Drug Annual Open Enrollment – Advocate Brochure
AAHD has joined the Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx) (page 9) in issuing a brochure on 2019 enrollment; the brochure is here: PDF. […]
House-Senate Opioids Agreement (3) – NASMHPD-NASADAD-NCBH Summaries
Available here are the NASMHPD-NASADAD-NCBH summaries of the Congressional Conference Committee opioids legislation: PDF. […]
Medicaid Personal Care and Home Health Services – Electronic Visit Verification (EEV)
Co-chairs of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS, have written CMS seeking clearer guidance on how to implement EEV obligations. AAHD is a CCD LTSS member. The September 28 CCD letter is here: PDF. […]