AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have supported the thrust and theme of comments by No Health Without Mental Health submitted to the National Quality Forum on behavioral health draft quality measures. The April 12 & 13 AAHD-Lakeshore-and NHMH comments are here: Lakeshore; NHMH. […]
AAHD has joined 72 organizations requesting Congress to adequately fund the CDC public health data and IT systems modernization program. The April 3 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) in requesting the US Congress, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and each state and territorial governor and insurance commissioner to temporarily lift restrictions on tele-behavioral health. The March 25 MHLG letters are here: NAIC; House and Senate […]
Press Release Rockville, MD January 31, 2014 –The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to announce the establishment of the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC). The NDNRC is an initiative aimed at providing cross-disability information and support to Navigators and other enrollment specialists thereby ensuring people with disabilities receive accurate information when […]
Navigators and other enrollment specialists can now access better information to help people with disabilities find health care coverage in the federal and state exchanges. The tools are cross-disability programs developed by the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC). The 12-month collaborative was made possible by a one-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. […]
AAHD is involved in initiatives and programs that focus on health promotion and wellness, reducing health disparities, integrating disability into the overall public health agenda for children and adults with disabilities, community inclusion, advocacy, and knowledge translation utilization. Our staff are involved in this work at the national and state level. Disability and Public Health […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 45 organizations, largely national mental health organizations, led by Inseparable, supporting Doctors, Not AI Legislation (HR 10210). The legislation would require and support independent clinical judgment and health plan review transparency. An identical letter by Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) members, including AAHD, has also been sent. The […]
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) stands with the disability community in criticizing new federal developments that affect enforcement of the Olmstead decision. Olmstead is what ensures that states comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to promote community living for people with disabilities. This […]
Defining Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Defining Home- And Community-Based Services article on a proposed consensus definition; Health Affairs Forefront article by Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and a SCAN Foundation initiative funded project – September 17. Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) Program: CMS Releases Progress Report Money Follows the Person Demonstration: Report on Transitions; Centers […]
Threats to Community Integration Regulations Under Section 504/ADA/Olmstead Threats to Community Integration Regulations Under Section 504/ADA/Olmstead AAHD web posting; Including the September 3 Defend Community Integration Coalition statement and September 3 eighteen (18) governors letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reinforcing the importance of community integration regulations for persons with disabilities. Medicaid Reconciliation […]