AAHD has joined largely organizations affiliated with the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing Rep Robin Kelly (IL) legislation (HR 7078) which would require evaluation of disparities and outcomes, including persons with disabilities, in telehealth delivery. The July 15 letter is here: PDF. […]
Special Olympics International 2016-2021 The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) and Special Olympics International (SOI) will collaborate on a 5 year cooperative agreement funded by the CDC, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) to create a tipping point for inclusive health of people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID), whereby the inclusion […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group asking Congress to require ERISA employer sponsored health insurance plans to cover telehealth services. HR 6644 would so require. The May 11 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group asking Congress to remove current restrictions for telehealth services in the TRICARE program. The May 4 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHS has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) asking Congress in the next COVID-19 legislative package to require ERISA employer health insurance plans to include telehealth services. The April 30 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
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 […]