AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments requesting CMS to reconsider proposed rules weakening Medicaid nursing home PASRR protections. The AAHD comments are coordinated with the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS, co-chairs. The May 18 AAHD-Lakeshore comments are 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.
Improving Social Determinants of Health – Legislation – HR 6561
AAHD has joined 71 organizations, led by the Trust for America’s Health, seeking passage of HR 6561. Available here are the May 18 letter to the House leadership seeking passage and May 18 letter to all House members seeking co-sponsorship. […]
Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program Included in House COVID-19 Heroes Legislation (HR 6800)
AAHD has joined a NACCHO led coalition thanking House leaders for including a public health workforce support provision in the House Heroes bill (HR 6800). The May 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
COVID-19 and Co-Occurring Disability Data – Requests to Congress and HHS
AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) request to HHS and Congress to design and implement data collection of COVID-19 and co-occurring disability. Also, Senators Casey and Warren and Representatives Langevin and Pressley have written HHS and Congressional leaders requesting disability status data in COVID-19 efforts. Available here are the May 15 […]
Medicare In-Home Emergency Services During COVID-19
AAHD has joined 26 organizations, led by the National Health Council, asking CMS to authorize Medicare payments for in-home emergency infused and injected health. The May 14 letter is here: PDF. […]
Person-Centered Planning and Practice – the National Quality Forum Final Draft Report
AAHD, with sister organizations Lakeshore Foundation and Altarum, have submitted comments to the NQF on the ACL funded project to define and measure “person-centered planning and practice.” Available here are the AAHD-Lakeshore-Altarum May 14 submitted comments and the April 9 draft NQF report . […]
Data Collection Provisions in the House COVID-19 HEROES Act – HR 6800 – Disability Status Missing
Disability Status is currently not included. Available here is a list of data collection provisions contained in the House COVID-19 Heroes Act: PDF. […]
Encouraging Telehealth in ERISA Health Plans During COVID-19 Crisis (HR 6644)
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group asking Congress to require ERISA employer sponsored health insurance plans to cover telehealth services. HR 6644 would so require. The May 11 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
PCORI – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute – Patient Advocacy Community Ideas
The Partnership To Improve Patient Care (PIPC) has submitted ideas for future PCORI research work. AAHD participates with PIPC. The May 1 PIPC letter is here: PDF. […]
A National COVID-19 Resource Center for Older Adults
AAHD has joined 36 organizations, led by Trust for America’s Health, requesting Congress to establish a COVID-19 national resource center, to include best practices in home-and-community-based services. The March 27 letter is here: PDF. […]