Public Policy Center

Establish an HHS State LTSS-HCBS Options Clearinghouse (HR 670 and S. 4177)

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) supporting legislation to establish an HHS state LTSS and HCBS options clearinghouse for persons with all disabilities (HR 670 and S. 4177). Earlier legislative versions were targeted to distinct categories of disabilities. More recent versions and the CCD letter is focused […]

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (7) – Primary Care-Care Management-Telehealth-Quality Measurement

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined Families USA submission of comments on CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. The comments address primary care, care management, telehealth, and quality measurement. AAHD and Lakeshore have submitted our direct comments and have joined a variety of other coalition submissions. The September 9 FUSA comments are here: […]

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (6) – Health-Related Social Needs- Care Management-BH Integration-Telehealth-Caregiver Training

AAHD is a member of the National Health Council (NHC). AAHD and the  Lakeshore Foundation have previously posted our direct comments as well as posting coalition submissions we joined. The NHC statement addresses a number of AAHD-Lakeshore issues of concern. The September 9 NHC submission is here: PDF. […]

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (2) – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Integration

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 14 national MH and SUD national organizations, led by MHA/Kennedy Forum/2 APAs in submitting comments to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. We previously posted the AAHD-Lakeshore submission. The September 9 MH-SUD comments are here: PDF.         […]

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Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rules – Advocates Thank You

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 15 national mental health organizations, led by NAMI, thanking the Administration for finalizing the MHPAEA final rules. The NAMI led statement is here: PDF and the link to the CMS posting of the 536 page Federal Register pre-publication rule is here: Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and […]

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule – AAHD and Lakeshore Submission – Topics of Particular Interest

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. Our comments addressed the following topics/issues: (1) Advanced Primary Care Payments, Including Effective Behavioral Health Integration and LTSS-Primary Care Linkages; (2) ACO Quality Measures (SUD and SDOH); (3) Principal Illness Navigation and Community Health Initiatives – Focus […]

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