CDC Public Health Data and IT – Federal Funding
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. […]
Search Results for: mental health
Lifting Restrictions on Tele-Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Crisis
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 […]
American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Launches National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative to Support ACA Navigators
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 […]
National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative Helps People with Disabilities Find Health Insurance
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. […]
Public Health Programs
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 […]
Week of August 18, 2026
AAHD Disability and Public Health News is focused on the organization, financing, and delivery of health and health related services and supports to persons with disabilities. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Senate Legislation – Expanded HCBS as a Mandatory Medicaid Benefit Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Senate Legislation – Expanded HCBS as a Mandatory […]
Week of August 11, 2026
Olmstead – DOJ Memo: 100 Members of Congress Letter of “Outrage” to DOJ Department of Justice Olmstead letter; U.S. Senator Durbin (IL) led letter to DOJ – July 22. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Health Care Use and Service Coordination NCI Data Brief: Healthcare use and service coordination among dual eligible respondents; Human […]
Week of July 21, 2026
Olmstead – DOJ Memo: Disability and Aging Advocates Guidance and Talking Points Olmstead Memo Talking Points and Guidance (in response to Memo from administration from June 2026); national DC based disability and aging advocate leaders’ guidance and talking points – July 15. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Advocacy Toolkit Medicaid-HCBS-Advocacy-Toolkit_May-2026; National Alliance for Caregiving and Caregiver […]
Week of July 14, 2026
DOJ Olmstead Memo and the Future of Olmstead and Community Living The Future of Olmstead and Community Living webinar by The Alliance for Rights and Recovery; The Future of Olmstead: Community Living & Care at a Crossroads recording; National Academy of Social Insurance, Disability Economic Policy Research Consortium July 8. Click here for the transcript. […]
Week of July 7, 2026
Olmstead Protection/Strengthening Legislation Introduced – S. 485 and H.R. 9401 Available here are the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 Senate Bill and the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 House Bill. ADAPT has published a legislative summary and DOJ memo context: Olmstead and Disability Freedom are under attack. It’s time to fight back! ADAPT […]