AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led effort, facilitated through the Mental Health Liaison Group, letter to Congress supporting the U.S. Department of Labor civil monetary penalties for health plans violating the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). The February 15 letter is here: PDF. […]
In response to the CMS proposed Affordable Care Act notice of benefits and payments parameters, available here are:(1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Health (includes AAHD); and (2) Kennedy Forum and Legal Action Center led (includes MHA & NAMI) comments. […]
In response to the Senate Committee on Finance RFI on barriers to treatment, on November 18 we posted statements by AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation; AAHD & Lakeshore joined 8 national organizations led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH); and AAHD. a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member joined 54 MHLG members. Available here […]
In response to the Senate Committee on Finance RFI on barriers to treatment, AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments. AAHD & Lakeshore joined 8 national organizations led by No Health without Mental Health (NHMH). AAHD, a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, joined 54 MHLG members submitting comments. The AAHD & Lakeshore letter […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have commented on the Mathematica for CMS proposed Medicaid health homes core quality measures. We also endorsed comments submitted by Dr. Harold Pincus of Columbia University and No Health without Mental Health. available here are the draft Mathematica reportand the November AAHD-Lakeshore comments. […]
AAHD has joined 6 national mental health organizations supporting a No Health without Mental Health (NHMH) submission to the Senate Committee on Finance in reply to the Committee’s RFI for ideas for strengthening the nation’s behavioral health system. Available here are: (1) the November 1 NHMH led letter; (2) May coalition legislative recommendations as a […]
AAHD has joined No Health without Mental Health (NHMH), Lakeshore Foundation, and 3 psychiatric professional societies reinforcing and offering ideas to expand National Academy of Medicine and Bipartisan Policy Center primary care reports with behavioral health integration. AAHD was actively engaged in the letter drafting focusing on persons with chronic conditions and persons dually eligible […]
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led effort, facilitated by the Mental Health Liaison Group, thanking the House Committee on Education and Labor Committee for reporting legislation strengthening the federal government enforcement of behavioral health insurance parity. Earlier efforts were posted September 14. The September 22 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) initiated letter supporting HR 4770 – telehealth disparities and outcomes. The August 23 letter to Congress is here: PDF. […]
At its August 18 meeting, the National Quality Forum (NQF) Committee on Opioids and Behavioral Health considered the American Association on Health and Disability-Lakeshore Foundation-No Health without Mental Health July 27 submitted comments. Pages 35-38 of the meeting slides outline committee discussion questions around the AAHD comments, focused entirely on domains and subdomains (pages 21-27 […]