The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) submitted comments to HHS. AAHD is a CCD member. We previously posted 2 other coalition letters on July 13 & July 18. The July 12 CCD letter is here: 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.
Affordable Care Act – Reducing Regulatory Burden – Ideas (2)
The Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC) submitted comments to HHS. AAHD participates with PIPC. We previously posted another coalition letter on July 13. The July 7 PIPC letter is here: PDF. […]
Quality Measures for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to the National Quality Forum on the NQF draft report to CMS on quality measures for persons dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The July 16 comments are here: PDF. […]
Affordable Care Act – Reducing Regulatory Burdens – Ideas
AAHD has joined the coalition, I Am Essential, in responding to an HHS request for information (RFI) on reducing regulatory burdens under the ACA. The July 12 letter is here:PDF. […]
Funding HRSA Public Health Workforce Programs
AAHD has joined a coalition, led by the American College of Preventive Medicine, requesting adequate federal funding for the HRSA public health workforce programs. The July 12 letter is here: PDF. […]
Behavioral Health Community Opposition to Senate ACA Legislation (2)
AAHD has joined almost 500 behavioral health organizations voicing opposition to the Senate Affordable Care Act repeal and replace legislation. We previously submitted a statement, posted on the AAHD public policy website on June 27. The July 12 letter is here: PDF. […]
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Appropriations
AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) requesting appropriations for disability research. The June 29 DRRC letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid & Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment, Not Block Grants
AAHD has joined sixty-seven (67) leading organizations and national experts in the field of addiction policy, research and treatment issuing a joint statement opposing the Senate’s healthcare repeal plan, warning that it would undermine efforts to address the opioid crisis and significantly worsen the public heath epidemic. Organized by the Legal Action Center, the statement […]
Medicaid & Insurance Coverage for Addiction Treatment, Not Block Grants
AAHD has joined sixty-seven (67) leading organizations and national experts in the field of addiction policy, research and treatment issuing a joint statement opposing the Senate’s healthcare repeal plan, warning that it would undermine efforts to address the opioid crisis and significantly worsen the public heath epidemic. Organized by the Legal Action Center, the statement […]
Federal Funding Maintenance for Newborn Screening Advocated
AAHD has joined a coalition, led by the March of Dimes, advocating continued federal funding of state newborn screening programs. The July 6 letters to the House and Senate are available here. […]