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 […]
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 […]