AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 1,334 organizations led by the National Council of Nonprofits objecting to proposed General Services Administration (GSA) registration certification requirements. The March 30 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.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims – State Medicaid Directors Association – Submission to CMS CRUSH RFI
Available here is the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) March 27 response to the CMS CRUSH (Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Health Care) RFI: PDF. […]
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant – Appropriations Request
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 137 organizations, led by AMCHP, requesting Congressional appropriations committees funding of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant (MCHBG). The March 26 letter is here: PDF. […]
CDC Public Health Data Modernization Program – Appropriations Request
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined leading public health organizations requesting Congressional appropriations committees funding of CDC’s Public Health Data Modernization Program. The March 27 coalition letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims – Disability and Aging Advocates Response to CMS CRUSH RFI
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 107 organizations of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) responding to the CMS CRUSH (Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Health Care) RFI. The March 30 CCD-DAC submission to CMS CRUSH is here: PDF. […]
NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) – Appropriations Request
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Friends of NCHS, requesting Congressional appropriations for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The March 27 letter is here: PDF. […]
NIH Brain Research Initiative – Appropriations Request
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 150 organizations, led by the American Brain Coalition, requesting Congressional appropriations for the NIH Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neuro-technologies (BRIAN) initiative. The March 27 letter to Congress is : PDF. […]
ADA Built Environment – Excessive Notice Proposed Legislation (HR 6453)
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) opposing legislation (HR 6453) that would require excessive notice restrictions with built environment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The March 25 CCD letter is here: PDF. […]
ACA Marketplace: CMS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) Proposed Rule: (3): National Health Council Submission
AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. We earlier posted the AAHD-Lakeshore submission, and rehabilitation/habilitation coalitions (CPR/HAB) submission, to CMS on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) proposed rule. Available here are the March 13 NHC submission comments: PDF. […]
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) – Appropriations Request
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 165 organizations of the CDC Coalition, led by APHA, requesting Congressional appropriations for CDC programs. The March 23 letter is here: PDF. […]