Available here is the AAHD sister organization PIPC (Partnership To Improve Patient Care) February 9 letter to/on engaging beneficiaries into the regular work of the CMS CMMI: 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.
Workforce Diversity at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
AAHD is a member of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC). Available here is the February 10 DRRC steering committee letter to/on the draft NIH workforce diversity plan: PDF. […]
Senate Prevent Pandemics Legislation (2) – Include Integrated Networks Addressing Social Needs (LINC; S. 509/HR 6072)
AAHD has joined Aligning for Health led letter requesting that the Senate Committee on HELP include LINC (Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities To Address Social Needs) legislation in the PREVENT Pandemics legislation. The February 4 letter is here: PDF. […]
Senate Prevent Pandemics Legislation – Disability, Aging, and Chronic Conditions Suggestions
AAHD has joined an EFA led letter of suggestions submitted to the Senate Committee on HELP draft PREVENT Pandemics Act. The February 4 letter is here: PDF. […]
Health Access, Affordability, Quality, and Equity – Health Patient Advocacy Community
AAHD is a National Health Council (NHC) member. Available here is the February 1 NHC report on health access, affordability, quality, and equity: PDF. […]
Peer Specialist Recognition and Funding Included in Veterans Resilience Act (HR 6411; Section 401)
The Veteran Peer Specialist legislation (S. 2386 and HR 4575) is now included as Section 401 in Supporting Resilience of the Nation’s Great Veterans (HR 6411). The legislation is scheduled for House Veterans Affairs Committee mark-up on Feb 2. Available here is the October 21 Mental Health Liaison Group support letter, that includes AAHD: PDF. […]
ACA Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters – (3) – Health Patient Advocacy Community
In response to the CMS proposed Affordable Care Act notice of benefits and payments parameters, available here are the January 27 comments of the National Health Council (NHC). AAHD is a NHC member. This is our 3rd posting of comments on the ACA Notice; the earlier two postings were comments by disability and behavioral health […]
Include Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) In Any Build Back Better (BBB) Legislative Package
AAHD has joined a Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) effort asking Congress to include Medicaid HCBS in any BBB legislative package. The January 31 letter is here: PDF. […]
ACA Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters – (2) – Rehabilitation and Habilitation
In response to the CMS proposed Affordable Care Act notice of benefits and payments parameters, AAHD has joined comments by the Coalition To Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR) and the Habilitation Benefits Coalition (HAB). This is our second posting. January 27 we posted: (1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Health (includes AAHD); and […]
ACA Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters – Disability, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Field Comments
In response to the CMS proposed Affordable Care Act notice of benefits and payments parameters, available here are:(1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Health (includes AAHD); and (2) Kennedy Forum and Legal Action Center led (includes MHA & NAMI) comments. […]