AAHD has joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) comments to CMS on Medicaid eligibility and enrollment proposed rules. The letter addresses areas of recent years AAHD focus: (1) relationship of SSI and low income Medicare persons (QMBs); (2) subsidies for low income Medicare Part D medication persons; and (3) expense calculations for Medicaid […]
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.
Legislating the Promotion and Support of the Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care
AAHD has joined lead No Health without Mental Health; and Clinical Social Workers Association, the Lakeshore Foundation, and International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses – submitting comments to the Senate Committee on Finance latest legislative discussion draft on the integration of behavioral health and general health/primary care. Available here are the November 4 letter […]
Funding the Social Security Administration (SSA) To Meet Public Service Requests
AAHD has joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writing Congress asking for adequate SSA funding to meet public service requests. Available here are the November 3 CCD letter and a one page fact sheet. […]
Implementing Prescription Medication Protections in the Inflation Reduction Act
AAHD has joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CDC) (EFA led) writing HHS on implementing new IRA prescription medication protections. The October 25 CCD letter is here: PDF. […]
Continuous Medicaid Coverage During Public Health Emergencies
AAHD has joined a NHeLP-Justice in Aging led coalition letter to CMS supporting rescinding the previous Administration interim final rule reducing Medicaid enrollee continuous coverage during public health emergencies. The October 25 letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid and CHIP – Proposed Core Quality Measures (2)
AAHD has joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) submitted comments to CMS on their proposed Medicaid and CHIP proposed core quality measures. On October 20 we posted the August 22 CMS proposed rules and the October 19 AAHD-Lakeshore comments to CMS. AAHD was actively engaged in the […]
Community and Mental Wellness and Resilience – Proposed New CDC Grant Program
AAHD has joined Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) members, facilitated by the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC), support for Reps Tonko (NY), Fitzpatrick (PA), and Castor (FL) legislation to establish a new CDC grant program for community-based initiatives for community and mental wellness and resilience. The October 19 ITRC release with introduction statements and summary […]
Behavioral Health Peer Specialists Support
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) Peer Support Workgroup supporting legislation expanding federal government support for peer specialists in the workforce. The October 18 letter to the Senate Committee on Finance is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid and CHIP – Proposed Core Quality Measures
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to CMS on their proposed Medicaid and CHIP proposed core quality measures. We are working with two national disability and aging coalitions, whose comments will be posted when they are formally submitted to CMS. Available here are the August 22 CMS proposed rules and the October 19 […]
ACA Section 1557 – Nondiscrimination – National Health Council (7)
AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. This is our 7th web public policy posting on the HHS proposed rules implementing ACA Section 1557 nondiscrimination requirements. The October 3 NHC comments are here: PDF. […]