AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsement of legislation to increase implementation transparency in behavioral health parity. This is the second MHLG letter, previously posted. Available here is the May 30 MHLG letter to Senate sponsors. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsement of legislation to increase implementation transparency in behavioral health parity. Available here is a one page summary of the legislation and the May 21 MHLG letters to Senate and House sponsors. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) advocating three areas of health reform in response to a request for ideas from the Senate Committee on HELP. AAHD is a MHLG member. The March 1 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined No Health without Mental Health in responding to the Senate Committee on HELP request for ideas to address rising health care costs by advocating bi-directional integrated behavioral and general health care delivery. Our February 26 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined No Health without Mental Health in responding to the Senate Committee on HELP request for ideas to address rising health care costs by advocating bi-directional integrated behavioral and general health care delivery. Our February 26 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has endorsed the comments of No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) encouraging the U.S. Surgeon General to prioritize the integration of behavioral health, primary care, and general health. AAHD’s October 31 comments are here: PDF. […]
AAHD has endorsed the comments of No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) encouraging the U.S. Surgeon General to prioritize the integration of behavioral health, primary care, and general health. AAHD’s October 31 comments are here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Council for Quality and Leadership, Human Services Research Institute, Lakeshore Foundation, and No Health Without Mental Health is submitting a collaborative statement of quality measurement issues to the National Quality Forum. The August 9 statement is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined 90 organizations, led by the Mental Health Liaison Group leaders, asking the Senate HELP Committee to increase the Department of Labor enforcement authority to implement the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The April 23 letter is here: PDF. […]
L.T. Ptomey, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., C.A. Gibson, Ph.D., J. Lee, Ph.D., D.K. Sullivan, Ph.D., R.D., R.A. Washburn, Ph.D , A.M. Gorczyca, Ph.D, J.E. Donnelly, Ep.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 4, p542–547 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.001 Introduction Caregivers of adults with IDD often play a large role in the ability of adults with IDD to lose weight. Objective The purpose of this study […]