AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 40 organizations supporting legislation introduced by Rep. Katie Porter (CA) and 48 co-sponsors which would establish a federal grant program supporting mental health professionals responding to mental health emergencies. Available here are Rep. Porter’s statement listing the co-sponsors and supporting organizations; and, the legislative text. […]
AAHD has joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Health members submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules. We previously posted our joining a Legal Action Center led substance use coalition, a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), a NASMHPD letter, and a NAMI comment portal. The October 16 […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Legal Action Center (LAC) for members of the Coalition for Whole Health (CWH) submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules. We previously posted our joining a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), a NASMHPD letter, and a NAMI comment portal. The October 16 LAC letter […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules. We previously posted our joining a NASMHPD letter and a NAMI comment portal. The October 17 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) letter, with NAMI and eight national organizations, submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules. The NASMHPD letter focuses on provider networks and crisis services and state funds use when health plans discriminate. See September 7 […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined NAMI and eight national organizations creating a comment portal for submitting comments on the Administration’s proposed health insurance MHPAEA rules. The portal is here: NAMI | Mental Health is Health (quorum.us) […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a PCMMH and MHA led letter to the Senate HELP Committee asking that the SUPPORT Act reauthorization expand the SUD peer recovery TA centers to also include mental health. The September 5 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Bazelon Center on Mental Health Law comments, focused on Medicaid State Plan Mental Health Rehabilitation Services. The June 30 Bazelon led coalition comments are here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter to Senators Bennet (CO) and Wyden (OR) endorsing the Better Mental Health Care for Americans legislation to expand the MHPAEA insurance parity requirements to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D medications, and Medicaid. The May 23 MHLG letter is […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing legislation to finance efforts to effectively manage bias and disparities in access to and delivery of mental heath care for Black and Brown Youth. The legislation was drafted by the Congressional Black Caucus. The legislation was reintroduced in the current Congress by […]