AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have responded to a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) RFI on workforce issues. Our comments focused on non-traditional workers – community-based, non-medical credentialled, and a lived-experience framework serving persons with disabilities, aged individuals requiring long-term services and supports (LTSS), persons with mental illness and substance use disorder, persons served in […]
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.
CMS Health Plans Prior Authorization Proposed Rules – Disability Comments
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) submitting comments to CMS on proposed rules governing health plans use of “prior authorization.” AAHD is also a member of the National Health Council (NHC). Available here are the submissions of CCD, CPR, and […]
Medicaid and the Public Health Emergency Unwinding – Disability Advocates
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Forces on Health and LTSS letter to CMS on public transparency in the PH emergency unwinding and impact on Medicaid. The March 9 CCD letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Senate Access Legislation
Senator Bob Casey (PA) and 16 US Senate co-sponsors have introduced the HCBS Access Act. Available here are: (1) Senator Casey’s one page overview; (2) our sister organization Justice in Aging overview; (3) legislative text; and (4) March 2 support by AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation; and (5) Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force […]
LTSS – Long-Term Services and Supports – Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) – Public Policy Agenda
AAHD is an active member of the CCD task force on long-term services and supports (LTSS). On Feb 23 we posted the CCD-wide (all task forces) legislative agenda and on Feb 21, we posted the public health legislative agenda of ASTHO and NACCHO. Available here are the CCD LTSS legislative priorities and CCD LTSS administrative […]
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – AHRQ – Funding Request
AAHD has joined the Friends of AHRQ asking Congress to appropriately and effectively fund AHRQ; the March 8 coalition letter is here: PDF. […]
Prohibiting QALYs (Quality-Adjusted Life Years) – House Legislation – HR 485
AAHD has joined 70 organizations, led by the Alliance for Aging and Patients Rising Now, supporting H.R. 485, legislation to prohibit the use of QALYs methodologies in federal programs. The March 7 coalition letter is here: PDF. […]
Creating and Expanding Mobile Crisis Response Programs – House Legislation
AAHD has endorsed House legislation sponsored by Representatives Adam Smith (WA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA) that would create and expand mobile crisis response programs. Available here are: Rep Smith press release; one page overview; legislative text. […]
QALYs (Quality-Adjusted Life Years) – Senate Finance Committee “Growing Concerns”
The 10 Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance have written HHS and CMS expressing “growing concerns” with the use of QALYs. See February 2 previous public policy updates posting on House hearing and legislation and PIPC advocacy including AAHD. Available here is the March 1 Senators letter: PDF. […]
Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) – Legislative Agenda
AAHD is a CCD member and participates in the task forces on health and long-term services and supports (LTSS), as well as supporting the task force on Social Security. On Feb 21, we posted the public health legislative agenda of ASTHO and NACCHO. Available here are the CCD-wide legislative agenda shared with the U.S. Congress, […]