AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation have joined an Eating Disorders Coalition led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), opposition to HR 824 which would establish stand-alone telehealth plans exempt from insurance regulation, including Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The January 22 MHLG groups letter is here: PDF. […]
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 […]
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. […]
On November 2nd, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD launched our 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research.” Moderated by Dr. Charles Drum, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss their vision […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined six national associations, led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH), submitting comments to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) on their draft report for public comment on strategies for integrating behavioral health and primary care. Available here are the September announced AHRQ report and […]
No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research The American Association on Health and Disability is proud to announce the launch of our 2023-2024 Disability & Health Webinar Series! Join us for a conversation with disability community members and advocates as they share a vision of inclusive health research. Learn […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Clinical Social Work Association and International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing in a No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) led response to a Commonwealth Fund blog. At issue: advocating one evidence-based model for integration (CW Fund) or recognizing the three existing evidence-based models (NHMH led letter). […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) led collaboration with Clinical Social Work Association, International Society of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, and Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health submitting comments to CMS on proposed Physician Fee Schedule rules and the integration of behavioral health. The August 29 letter […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation; and, Mental Health America-AAHD-Lakeshore led sixteen national organizations have submitted comments to the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) as a CMS contractor on addressing social needs in health care facilities, as a quality measure set. The MHA-AAHD-Lakeshore letter focuses on a missing element authored by the Physicians […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a No Heath without Mental Health (NHMH) led collaboration with CSWA/ISPMHN/PCMMH/AAHD/Lakeshore, submitting comments to CMS on Medicaid primary care, integrated behavioral health and primary care, and quality measurement. The comments address aspects of both the Medicaid access and managed care proposed rules. The June 29 NHMH led letter […]