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Medicare Payment for Chronic Care – Focus on Behavioral Health Integration – Senate Committee on Finance

Posted on June 18, 2024 by AAHD

AAHD, the Lakeshore Foundation and six national organizations have joined No Health without Mental Health submitting comments in response to the Senate Committee on Finance Medicare Payment for Chronic Care white paper and RFI. The NHMH submission with AAHD/Lakeshore/CSWA/ISPN/MHA/PCMMH focus on the integration of behavioral health. Available here are: June 14 coalition submission; May 17 […]

Increasing Federal Medicaid Payments for Behavioral Health Services (HR 4892; S. 3921)

Posted on May 7, 2024 by AAHD

AAHD has joined other members of the Mental Health Liaison Group supporting legislation to increase FMAP for Medicaid behavioral health services (HR 4892; S. 3921). Available here is the May 1 coalition letter: PDF. […]

CMS CMMI ACO Primary Care Flex Demo – Behavioral Health Missing

Posted on April 25, 2024 by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Mental Health America and American Psychological Association led coalition letter to HHS and CMS on behavioral health missing from the CMS CMMO ACO Primary Care Flex Demo. The April 24 letter is here: PDF. […]

NCQA Virtual Primary Care Standards Draft – Behavioral Health Missing

Posted on April 4, 2024 (April 4, 2024) by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation initiated and joined the leadership of No Health without Mental Health and Mental Health America drafted comments on behalf of 13 behavioral health organizations expressing great concern that the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) draft virtual primary care standards omit behavioral health. Available here are the April 4 thirteen […]

Follow-up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness – Quality Measure Accountability

Posted on March 14, 2024 by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined organizations of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), led by Mental Health America (MHA), and submitted AAHD-Lakeshore reinforcing comments to NCQA on proposed changes to the HEDIS measures on follow-up services after hospitalization and after emergency department use for mental illness. RE: National Committee for Quality Assurance; Healthcare […]

Webinar Recap: Disability Health & Intersectionality

Posted on January 29, 2024 (July 30, 2024) by Michelle Sayles

On January 24th, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD held our second conversation in the 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “Disability Health, Intersectionality + All of Us.” Moderated by Theo Braddy, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss the health needs of […]

Stand-Alone Telehealth Plans – Exempt From Regulation Including MHPAEA (HR 824) – Oppose

Posted on January 23, 2024 by AAHD

AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation have joined an Eating Disorders Coalition led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), opposition to HR 824 which would establish stand-alone telehealth plans exempt from insurance regulation, including Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The January 22 MHLG groups letter is here: PDF. […]

Application of Behavioral Health Insurance Parity (MHPAEA) To Medicaid and CHIP (2)

Posted on December 5, 2023 by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Legal Action Center led, through the Coalition for Whole Health, comments to CMS on the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) to Medicaid and CHIP. Earlier (Nov 28) we posted the Kennedy Forum, through the MHLG, comments that we joined. The LAC […]

Application of Behavioral Health Insurance Parity (MHPAEA) To Medicaid and CHIP

Posted on November 28, 2023 by AAHD

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Kennedy Forum led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG), comments to CMS on the application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) to Medicaid and CHIP. The November 27 response to CMS’s request for comments is here: PDF. […]

Webinar Recap: The Promise of Disability Health Research

Posted on November 6, 2023 (July 30, 2024) by Michelle Sayles

On November 2nd, the Disability Community Engagement Partner Project (DCEPP) at AAHD launched our 2023-2024 Disability and Health Webinar series with “No Research About Us Without Us: The Promise of Disability Health Research.” Moderated by Dr. Charles Drum, this conversation brought together a panel of disability community members and advocates to discuss their vision […]