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NQF Behavioral Health Committee Discusses AAHD Submitted Comments on Domains for Quality Measurement

Posted on August 19, 2021 (August 19, 2021) by AAHD

At its August 18 meeting, the National Quality Forum (NQF) Committee on Opioids and Behavioral Health considered the American Association on Health and Disability-Lakeshore Foundation-No Health without Mental Health July 27 submitted comments. Pages 35-38 of the meeting slides outline committee discussion questions around the AAHD comments, focused entirely on domains and subdomains (pages 21-27 […]

Opioid-Related Outcomes Among Individuals with Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Conditions

Posted on July 27, 2021 by AAHD

AAHD has joined the Lakeshore Foundation and No Health without Mental Health submitting comments to the National Quality Forum (NQF) on their proposed framework analyzing opioid-related outcomes among persons with co-occurring behavioral health conditions. Available here are the report’s page 17 framework diagram; the AAHD-Lakeshore-NHMH July 27 comments on the framework; and the complete NQF […]

Integrating Substance Use Disorder and General Health Treatment Medical Records

Posted on July 22, 2021 by AAHD

AAHD is a member of the Partnership To Amend 42 CFR Part 2. On July 7, the Partnership wrote the incoming HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health/SAMHSA Administrator restating our policy proposals. The July 7 letter is here: PDF. […]

Implementing High Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care

Posted on May 11, 2021 by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined No Health Without Mental Health led and NACBHDD and NARMH in sharing ideas to the May 4 National Academy of Medicine primary care rebuilding report. Available here are the May 10 five organizations ideas and the May 4 NAM report. […]

Telehealth – Tele-Behavioral Health – and Medicare and Medicaid

Posted on April 1, 2021 by AAHD

AAHD joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) March 1 statement to the March 2 House Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee, hearing on telehealth. The MHLG statement is here: PDF. […]

COVID-19 HHS Declared Public Health Emergency Likely Throughout 2021

Posted on February 25, 2021 by AAHD

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 […]

Making COVID-19 Medicare and Medicaid Telehealth Policies “Permanent”

Posted on January 7, 2021 by AAHD

The Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) leadership has written HHS requesting that Medicare and Medicaid telehealth policy changes be made permanent. The December 24 letter shared an October 5 MHLG sign-on letter, which includes MHLG member AAHD. The two letters are here: December. 24; October 5. […]

Telehealth Services in Rural Communities (S. 4211)

Posted on September 24, 2020 (September 24, 2020) by AAHD

AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing S. 4211 – telehealth in rural communities support. The Sept 22 letter is here: PDF. […]

Preventing and Reducing Behavioral Health Conditions Among Health Care Professionals (S. 4349; HR 8094)

Posted on September 22, 2020 by AAHD

AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing Senate legislation to prevent and reduce behavioral health conditions among health care professionals. MHLG is working on endorsing the House companion legislation. The September 22 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]

Increasing Behavioral Health Financial Investments To Address Systemic Inequities (H. Res. 1057) (Part 2) – integrated Delivery

Posted on July 23, 2020 by AAHD

RE: Previously posted Rep Kennedy H. Res. 1057: AAHD has joined 4 national organizations endorsing proposals by No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) for a bolder vision and strategy to integrate behavioral health-general health-primary care than currently contained in H. Res. 1057. Page 14, lines 9-10 of H. Res. 1057 states: “mental health and physical […]