Public Policy Center

NIH NCMRR – Advocates Appropriations Request

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) request to Congress for adequate appropriations for the NIH National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR). The AAHD executive director serves on the DRRC steering committee and serves on the NCMRR advisory board. The June 9 DRRC letter is here: PDF. […]

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Prior Authorization Transparency (2) – S.1816 and H.R. 3514 – Additional Supporters

On May 22 we posted legislation (S. 1816 and HR 3514)  to standardize and require transparency in Medicare Advantage prior authorization.  There are additional supporters – 50 U.S. Senators; 113 U.S. Representatives; and 225 organizations, including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation. A list of endorsing organizations was not available on May 22. Available here is […]

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Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payment (2) – Whole Person Health, Bidirectional Integrated Care

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined nine organizations, led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) and Association of Medicine and Psychiatry (AMP), advocating Medicare hospital payment policies to promote bidirectional behavioral health and whole-person health care. The letter also advocates a quality measure infrastructure development and advocates the role of peer specialists. AAHD […]

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1,100 Disability and Aging Organizations to U.S. Senate – Oppose House Medicaid and ACA Reconciliation Provisions

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 1,100 organizations, including 226 national organizations, led by the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), writing the U.S. Senate opposing the House passed Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reconciliation provisions. The June 5 DAC-CCD letter is here: PDF. […]

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NIDILRR  – Appropriations Request

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) requesting stable funding for NIDILRR (National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research).  AAHD is a DRRC steering committee member. The May 30 DRRC letter to Congressional appropriations committees is here: PDF. […]

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