Public Policy Center

Protect Medicaid LTSS and HCBS – Oppose Reconciliation – To The U.S. Senate

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 28 national organizations and nearly 100 state and national organizations, led by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care, opposing Senate Medicaid Reconciliation. The letter is focused on long term services and supports (LTSS) including home-and-community-based services (HCBS), and includes support for last year’s CMS final […]

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Opposing Department of Energy Announced Rescinding of Section 504 Disability Nondiscrimination Rules

AAHD partner colleague, the Lakeshore Foundation, and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Rights co-chairs have submitted separate comments to and opposing the Department of Energy announced rescinding Section 504 Disability Nondiscrimination Rules. AAHD is a long-time CCD member. The June 14 Lakeshore and June 16 CCD comments are here: Lakeshore-pdf;  […]

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Defending SAMHSA As a Stand-Alone Agency with Adequate Programs, Resources, and Staff

AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking Congress to reject the Administration’s proposed elimination of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).  The letter emphasizes SAMHSA’s role in community based MH and SU treatment and prevention and asks to retain SAMHSA as a stand-alone agency with adequate programs, resources, […]

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