AAHD as a member has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group support for Medicare occupational therapy mental health parity legislation. The November 4 MHLG letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a National Council for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) led letter of thank you to members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations for inclusion of funding for mental health and substance use programs. The September 2 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) writing the House of Representatives as it prepares to receive Senate Budget Reconciliation legislation. Repeating previously submitted messages to both chambers of Congress – MHLG has requested that Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders be protected – no […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking the Senate to protect Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders and reject the House Reconciliation Medicaid legislation. The June 10 MHLG letter to the Senate is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) peer support work group supporting legislation by Senators Kaine (VA) and Banks (IN), joined by Senators Baldwin (WI), Murkowski (AK), and Wyden (OR), to strengthen federal government support of MH and SUD recovery and peer support specialists. Available here are the Kaine-Banks […]
What was the Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health? This study in the Disability & Health Journal looks at the mental health of violent crime victims during COVID. This plain language summary is part of a new series sharing highlights from the Disability and Health Journal. Why was this study done? The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
AAHD is a member of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG). Available here is the February 14 statement on the House committee reported budget resolution impact on Medicaid funded mental health and substance use disorder services: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), as a member, sending a welcome letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The MHLG requests reauthorization of the SUPPORT Act (a SUD and Opioid series of treatment programs), advocates continuation of Medicaid without cuts, and offers expertise and experience with federal behavioral health grants. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) asking Congress to protect Medicaid coverage. The January 29 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 14 national MH and SUD national organizations, led by MHA/Kennedy Forum/2 APAs in submitting comments to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rules. We previously posted the AAHD-Lakeshore submission. The September 9 MH-SUD comments are here: PDF. […]