AAHD has joined the Lakeshore Foundation and No Health without Mental Health submitting comments to the National Quality Forum (NQF) on their proposed framework analyzing opioid-related outcomes among persons with co-occurring behavioral health conditions. Available here are the report’s page 17 framework diagram; the AAHD-Lakeshore-NHMH July 27 comments on the framework; and the complete NQF […]
AAHD is a member of the Partnership To Amend 42 CFR Part 2. On July 7, the Partnership wrote the incoming HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health/SAMHSA Administrator restating our policy proposals. The July 7 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined No Health Without Mental Health led and NACBHDD and NARMH in sharing ideas to the May 4 National Academy of Medicine primary care rebuilding report. Available here are the May 10 five organizations ideas and the May 4 NAM report. […]
AAHD joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) March 1 statement to the March 2 House Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee, hearing on telehealth. The MHLG statement is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thank you letter to HHS officials for announcing to the nation’s governors that the COVID-19 public health emergency will likely last throughout 2021. Available here is the February 23 letter to: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of the Secretary, Norris Cochran; Acting Assistant Secretary for […]
The Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) leadership has written HHS requesting that Medicare and Medicaid telehealth policy changes be made permanent. The December 24 letter shared an October 5 MHLG sign-on letter, which includes MHLG member AAHD. The two letters are here: December. 24; October 5. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing S. 4211 – telehealth in rural communities support. The Sept 22 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing Senate legislation to prevent and reduce behavioral health conditions among health care professionals. MHLG is working on endorsing the House companion legislation. The September 22 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
RE: Previously posted Rep Kennedy H. Res. 1057: AAHD has joined 4 national organizations endorsing proposals by No Health Without Mental Health (NHMH) for a bolder vision and strategy to integrate behavioral health-general health-primary care than currently contained in H. Res. 1057. Page 14, lines 9-10 of H. Res. 1057 states: “mental health and physical […]
AAHD has joined Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) members endorsing a Representative Joe Kennedy (D-MA) and colleagues behavioral health financial investment resolution. Available here is the legislative text of H. Res. 1057 and Rep. Kennedy’s July 21 press release which lists endorsing organizations, including AAHD. […]