In response to the Senate Committee on Finance RFI on barriers to treatment, AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments. AAHD & Lakeshore joined 8 national organizations led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH). AAHD, a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, joined 54 MHLG members submitting comments. The AAHD & Lakeshore letter [...]Read More...
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The Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19: What We Know and What We Need To Do November 10 Univ of MN ICI and NADSP webinar slides Learn more here. The Mental Health of Medicare Beneficiaries with Disabilities During the Pandemic November 11 Council on Quality and Leadership article Learn more here. Longer Participation in a Medicaid [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) draft strategic plan. The AAHD and Lakeshore comments endorse, excerpt, and expand upon the submitted comments by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) health and LTSS co-chairs. AAHD was engaged in drafting the CCD comments. AAHD is [...]Read More...
The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) has responded to the Dept of HHS, Office of Minority Health, final COVID Health Equity Task Force report. AAHD is a DRRC member. The November 1 DRRC response is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
The nation’s leading behavioral health organizations have written the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) requesting immediate strengthening of guidance implementing MHAPAE in health insurance. The November 3 letter is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
Cross-Agency Partnerships for Health Equity: Medicaid and Public Health Agencies November 4 RWJ Fd funded, CHCS and ASTHO announced brief Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Raising the Bar and Supporting State Efforts To Integrate October 28-29 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting discussion paper Learn more here. [...]Read More...
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have commented on the Mathematica for CMS proposed Medicaid health homes core quality measures. We also endorsed comments submitted by Dr. Harold Pincus of Columbia University and No Health without Mental Health. available here are the draft Mathematica reportand the November AAHD-Lakeshore comments. [...]Read More...
The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) submitted comments to the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. AAHD is a DRRC member. The November 1 submission is here:PDF. [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined 6 national mental health organizations supporting a No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) submission to the Senate Committee on Finance in reply to the Committee’s RFI for ideas for strengthening the nation’s behavioral health system. Available here are: (1) the November 1 NHMH led letter; (2) May coalition legislative recommendations as a [...]Read More...
AAHD has joined a coalition of almost 60 organizations requesting the White House and Congressional leaders to keep Medicaid NEMT in the Build Back Better legislation. The October 26 coalition request is here: PDF. [...]Read More...
Streamlining and Simplifying State Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Authorities October 26 Bipartisan Policy Center report and briefing Learn more here. Money Follows the Person – Mandated MACPAC Analysis October 28 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) mandated analysis Learn more here. Community-Based Long Term Services and Supports: Are the Needs of Older Adults and [...]Read More...