Our life experiences are tied with the spectrum of identities we hold. When it comes to our interactions with the health care system, our outcomes are often shaped by gender, LGBTQIA+ status, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. People with disabilities are part of every community, but not all health needs look the same. In [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Legal Action Center led, through the Coalition for Whole Health, comments to CMS on the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) to Medicaid and CHIP. Earlier (Nov 28) we posted the Kennedy Forum, through the MHLG, comments that we joined. The LAC [...]Read More...
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Three-Fourths of States Have Waiting Lists; 2016-2023 Updated Waiting List Data November 29 Kaiser Family Foundation report. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Highlights November 3 MACPAC committee presentation was shared in Nov 21 (#38) AAHD news. Available here is page 4, HCBS workforce highlights. Learn more here. Medicaid [...]Read More...
The American Association on Health and Disability regrets to announce the passing of AAHD board member, Andrés Gallegos on December 1, 2023. Andrés was a passionate disability rights and healthcare advocate, and esteemed member of the AAHD board of directors since 2021. He founded and directed the national disability rights practice of the Chicago law [...]Read More...
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AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) advocating disability inclusion in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mission statement. The November 24 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thanking members of the Senate Committee on Finance for reporting Better Mental Health Care legislation. The November 21 letter summarizes the provisions of MHLG support; available here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Social Security, commenting to/on Social Security Administration (SSA) proposed rules related to SSI and past work, and, SSI and the definition of public assistance household. The two separate November 28 CCD letters are here: Letter 1; Letter 2. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Kennedy Forum led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), comments to CMS on the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) to Medicaid and CHIP. The November 27 response to CMS’s request for comments is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies To Support the HCBS Workforce November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Comparing Requirements for States November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Learn more here. Unmet Need for Medical Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries – Disability and Insurance Literacy November 15 Disability and Health Journal shared [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS), submitting comments to CMS on nursing home proposed staffing requirements. On October 24 we posted AAHD-Lakeshore comments. On November 9, we posted state administrating agency comments. Available here are the November 6 [...]Read More...
AAHD is a member of the National Health Council (NHC). Consistent with the CCD comments previously posted, available here are the NHC November 13 submitted comments: PDF. [...]Read More...