In response to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) RFI, AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to AHRQ, Here are the May 2 AHRQ RFI and the June 30 AAHD-Lakeshore comments. […]
AAHD has joined 245 organizations, led by the Legal Action Center through the Coalition for Whole Health, asking Congress to include mental health and addiction insurance parity and services and supports in Medicare. The June 29 letter is here: PDF. […]
On April 5, we posted AAHD joining a coalition of national organizations promoting the integration of behavioral health-general health-primary care. We posted the coalition statement and the Committee chair’s announced areas of focus. Available here are 5 testimony statements delivered at the April 5 hearing: American Psychiatric Assn and American Academy of Pediatrics which includes […]
On March 23, the Senate Committee on HELP conducted a hearing on MH and SUD programs. Available here are the statements of the SAMHSA and HRSA administrators. […]
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. […]
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group and Coalition To Stop Opioid Overdose, advocating enactment of the MHPAEA requirements to Medicare and Medicaid. Available here is the October 8 letter to Senators Bennet (CO) and Coryn (TX), who are proposing a reimaging of the country’s mental health and substance use disorder […]
AAHD participated in a June 24 Unified Vision project dialogue on one the seven critical elements – Emergency and Crisis Response, 988. The Vision has 14 core founding members and 44 partners, including AAHD and our sister partner Lakeshore Foundation. The June 24 meeting slides are here: PDF. The complete vision statement was posted on […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the effort led by No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) suggesting 14 vital recommendations from the March 53 policy recommendations made by the Bipartisan Policy Center report on behavioral health through primary care integration. Available here are the May 18 NHMH led recommendations to the House leadership and […]
AAHD has joined a coalition of mental health organizations, pushed by DBSA, supporting legislation introduced by Representatives Tony Cardenas (CA) and Paul Tonko (NY) which would establish SAMHSA federal grants to support virtual community-based and peer services. The March 3 Cardenas-Tonko press release on the bill’s introduction is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation are 2 of 35 organizations that have joined 14 founding members of a Unified Vision for Transforming Behavioral Health. Available here are the February 25 statement of the 35 organizations, as well as the December 2020 founding vision statement: The joint AAHD-Lakeshore Fd statement, located in the 35 organizations statement: […]