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. […]
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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 […]
9-8-8 Crisis Response Legislation – HR 10280
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 35 national organizations led by the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing legislation by Representative Matsui (CA) and 11 cosponsors reauthorizing the 9-8-8 Crisis Response program. Available here is Rep Matsui September 3 press release listing the 11 House co-sponsors and the 35 organizations; and the legislation section-by-section […]
Medicaid Mobile Crisis Services Option – Congressional Reauthorization
AAHD, as a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, has joined a NASMHPD (National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors) led letter to Congress requesting reauthorization of the Medicaid mobile crisis services option. Read the September 1 MHLG letter here. […]
Week of September 1, 2026
Olmstead – DOJ Memo Changed the Conversation, Not the Evidence The Olmstead Memo changed the conversation, not the evidence blog;– Mathematica – August 7. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – A Primer for Older Adults Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults: A Primer; Justice in Aging – August 20. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare […]
Week of August 25, 2026
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Background and Policy Landscape A Look at Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: Background and Policy Landscape • Bipartisan Policy Center article; Bipartisan Policy Center – August 12. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Creating a Continuum of Care Creating A Continuum Of Care For Dual-Eligible Individuals article; Health Affairs […]
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 […]