AAHD has joined a coalition led by the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health suggesting to CMS how payments for pediatric health could be improved. The April 7 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.
Behavioral Health Quality Measures
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to the National Quality Forum on their draft behavioral health quality measures report. The April 6 comments are here: PDF. […]
Complex Rehabilitation Support for Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities
AAHD has joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition advocating additional complex rehabilitation technologies through Medicare. The March 31 letter to Congress and the April 5 letter to the HHS Secretary are here. […]
Advocating Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Mission & Funding
AAHD has joined the Friends of AHRQ; the April 5 letters to the House and Senate are here: House letter; Senate letter. […]
Advocating Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Mission & Funding
AAHD has joined the Friends of AHRQ; the April 5 letters to the House and Senate are here: House letter; Senate letter. […]
Advocating CDC Appropriations
182 organizations, including AAHD and led by the American Public Health Association, sent a March 30 letter on CDC appropriations; letter is here: PDF. […]
High Risk Health Insurance Pools – Essential Facts
Available here is the March 24 Commonwealth Fund “essential facts” on high risk health insurance pools: PDF. […]
Disability Community Response to House Leadership ACA Repeal & Replace “House Manager’s Amendments”
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) http://www.c-c-d.org/ issued a March 23 statement, which is available here. […]
Disability Community Response to House Leadership ACA Repeal & Replace “House Manager’s Amendments”
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) http://www.c-c-d.org/ issued a March 23 statement, which is available here. […]
AAHD Action Alert – AHCA, Essential Health Benefits (EHB) and Medicaid
AAHD firmly believes that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was an important step forward for people with disabilities in providing greater access to health insurance coverage and we also believe that Medicaid is a vital part of providing health care for people with disabilities. Last month, we released a statement calling on Congress and the […]