AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) requesting Congress to create a financial subsidy fund so persons eligible for COBRA employer health insurance coverage continue such coverage during the COVID-19 crisis. The April 23 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group asking Congress to fund virtual peer support programs. The April 7 letter is here: PDF. […]
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 the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) comments to the Department of Commerce on needed disability relevant questions and topics in the Department’s proposed Census Residency Criteria and Demographic Questions rules. The November 2 CCD comments are here: PDF. Accessibility Note: The PDF document linked in the paragraph […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Alliance for Connected Care letter on proposed DEA rules asking that telemedicine prescribing flexibilities be extended through at least December 2027. The November 2 letter to DEA and OMB is here: PDF. Accessibility Note: The PDF document linked in the paragraph above has not been fully remediated […]