AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submitted comments on the proposed revised federal regulations implementing Section 504 preventing disability discrimination. The November 13 DRRC 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.
Section 504 Disability Discrimination Proposed Federal Rules – Medicaid-Medicare-Rehabilitation-Disability Comments (2)
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined joint comments by the ITEM (Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid) Coalition and Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) on the proposed revised federal regulations implementing Section 504 preventing disability discrimination. The November 13 joint ITEM-CPR comments are here: PDF. […]
Section 504 Disability Discrimination Proposed Federal Rules – Disability Community Comments (1)
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) comments on the proposed revised federal regulations implementing Section 504 preventing disability discrimination. The November 13 CCD comments are here: PDF. […]
Nursing Homes – CMS Proposed Minimum Staffing Standards (2) – State Administering Agencies
On October 24, we posted AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation comments to CMS on proposed minimum nursing home staffing standards. Our comments were very condensed comments drafted by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, Justice in Aging, and some of their colleague organizations. Available here are the combined comments of NAMD-NASDDDS-ADvancing States, associations […]
Reauthorizing the SUPPORT Act – Substance-Use Disorder and Opioid Prevention and Treatment (2) – Senator Advocacy
Senate HELP Committee ranking minority member Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (LA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, announced a press release supporting the ASAM-led thru the Coalition for Whole Health letter, including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation, to the Senate Committees on Finance and HELP requesting the immediate legislative reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act. […]
Permanent Reauthorization of CHIP (HR 4771)
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a First Focus on Children led coalition of 188 organizations requesting Congress to permanently reauthorize the CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) (HR 4771). The November 7 letter is here: PDF. […]
Social Security Programs Serving Persons with Disabilities – Disability Congressional Testimony
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Social Security (AAHD is a member) testified October 26 to a subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee on improving Social Security programs. The testimony is here: PDF. […]
Reauthorizing the SUPPORT Act – Substance-Use Disorder and Opioid Prevention and Treatment
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined an ASAM-led thru the Coalition for Whole Health letter to the Senate Committees on Finance and HELP requesting the immediate legislative reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act. The November 2 letter is here: PDF. […]
Modernization of the CDC: ASTHO and NACCHO Submissions
In response to Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., (LA), Ranking Minority Member, Senate Committee on HELP RFI: available here are the October 20 submissions of state, territorial, city, and county public health agencies – ASTHO and NACCHO. […]
AHRQ – Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined six national associations, led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH), submitting comments to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) on their draft report for public comment on strategies for integrating behavioral health and primary care. Available here are the September announced AHRQ report and […]