AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 46 national organizations, led by the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) peer support work group, supporting legislation to strengthen peer workers in Medicare payment (S. 3498 and HR 6748). Available here are the May 10 letter to Congressional leaders and May 12 letter to the Senate Committee on [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a coalition of organizations and research programs requesting Congressional appropriations for the Congressionally-Directed DOD OPORP program. The May 13 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS writing the House encouraging support for Senate passed legislation (S. 1332) recognizing the role of DSPs. Available here is the May 10 CCD letter: PDF. [...]Read More...
Self-Directed Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Understanding Budget Authority May 8 CMS Division of LTSS webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measures and Experience of Care Surveys April 29 CMS and Lewin webinar summary of resources. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Coordination of Behavioral Health Services April [...]Read More...
On April 30th, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD held our fourth conversation in the 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “Long COVID, Disability & All of Us” Moderated by Ezra Spier, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss Long COVID centered in [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a National Council on Aging led partners letter to CMS suggesting implementation steps to enhance the effectiveness for beneficiaries of the program. Available here is the May 7 coalition letter: PDF. [...]Read More...
HHS Issues Final Revised Section 504 Non-Discrimination Rules May 1 ACL blog, with links, on HHS final Section 504 rules. Learn more here. ACA (Affordable Care Act): Section 1557 Final Non-Discrimination Rules May 3 AAHD NDNRC newsletter summaries and links. Includes Justice in Aging and ACL summaries. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Why [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition support of the So Every BODY Can Move state legislative campaign. The May 6 statement is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined other members of the Mental Health Liaison Group supporting legislation to increase FMAP for Medicaid behavioral health services (HR 4892; S. 3921). Available here is the May 1 coalition letter: PDF. [...]Read More...
Press Release Rockville, MD – The American Association on Health and Disability is proud to announce Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt will be joining our organization in July as our Director of Research. This role is instrumental in directing AAHD’s outreach work to engage people with disabilities in the All of Us Research Program, including efforts on [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined an Alliance for Aging Research letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees suggesting committee report language to enhance program management for the Medicare Prescriptive Payment Program. Available here are the May 1 coalition letter and the April 30 letter to the House Appropriations Committee by 29 House members. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined leading public health organizations requesting enhanced appropriations for the CDC public health data modernization program. The April 30 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...