AAHD has joined the Partnership for Part D Access, opposing a Trump Administration last day in office announced “formulary flexibilities” that would allow the existing Medicare Part D 6 clinical “protected classes” to be undermined. The February 25 Partnership letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation are 2 of 35 organizations that have joined 14 founding members of a Unified Vision for Transforming Behavioral Health. Available here are the February 25 statement of the 35 organizations, as well as the December 2020 founding vision statement: The joint AAHD-Lakeshore Fd statement, located in the 35 organizations statement: [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined a coalition of organizations, led by the Arc-ACLU-AAPD, supporting Congressional passage of the House Energy and Commerce Committee COVID-19 Relief Legislation, Section 3108, which would enhance and strengthen Medicaid HCBS services funding and infrastructure. The February 23 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thank you letter to HHS officials for announcing to the nation’s governors that the COVID-19 public health emergency will likely last throughout 2021. Available here is the February 23 letter to: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of the Secretary, Norris Cochran; Acting Assistant Secretary for [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined 118 national organizations, led by Academy Health and the Friends of AHRQ, requesting Congressional appropriations committees to adequately fund AHRQ. The February 22 letters to the House and Senate are here: House letter; Senate letter. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) recommending to HHS proposals to counter COVID-19 related disparities. The February 19 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined the Medicare Access for Patients Rx (MAPRx) Coalition opposing a last minute Trump Administration announced Medicare Part D formulary change that would erode the clinical “protected classes.” The Feb 15 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined a FUSA and Community Catalyst led 221 organizations coalition letter to Congress asking that 4 health insurance including ACA and 3 Medicaid coverage provisions be included in the COVID-19 Congressional relief legislation. The Feb 18 coalition letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
Physicians’ Perceptions of People with Disability and Their Health Care February 1 Health Affairs research article and letters Learn more here. Negative Perceptions of Patients with Disabilities Are Widespread Among US Physicians February 1 Mass General Hospital ILRU web posted survey summary Learn more here. Person-Centered Systems and Self-Assessment Practices February 11 ACL funded, NCAPPS [...]Read More...
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23 U.S. Senators have written their colleagues supporting the House Energy and Commerce Committee recommended increase in federal Medicaid matching for HCBS as part of the COVID-19 Relief Legislation. Available here are the February 17 letter by 23 Senators and the Senator Hassan (NH) press release on their effort. [...]Read More...
Available here is the February 9 National Council on Disability (NCD) letter to the National Governors’ Association (NGA) on equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccines to persons with disabilities: PDF. [...]Read More...