AAHD Calls for Action Following Census Bureau Meeting on Disability Data Collection The U.S. Census Bureau held a much-anticipated stakeholder convening this Monday, September 30th with disability leaders and key federal partners across the country. This gathering was a space for advocates to affirm the urgent need for comprehensive disability data collection. Efforts to expand […]
Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Challenges in Integration Faced by Beneficiaries September 10 Medicare Rights Center paper. Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – Final Rules September 10 CMS posting of 536-page Federal Register pre-publication final rule and NAMI-led, including AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation, statement. Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules – […]
AAHD has joined 11 behavioral health and disability advocates, led by Mental Health America, calling on HHS-CMS-DOJ to examine certain psychiatric hospital patient abuses. The September 13 letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Money-Follows-the-Person – CMS Report August 20 Mathematica for CMS MFP report on recipient transitions to the community. Persons Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: 10 State Factsheets on D-SNPs August 28 Justice in Aging Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) factsheets for CA, CO, FL, GA, MA, MI, NJ, OH, OK, TX. Persons […]
There are many different paths to recovery. Over 50 million adults in the United States reported recovering from their mental health or substance use as of 2021. Staying healthy in this process can be shaped by many factors and is unique to each person’s needs and story. The knowledge of lived experience in recovery is […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) workgroup on peer support specialists submission to DOL and OMB on Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) for PSSs. The August 12 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments with No Health without Mental Health to Senators Whitehouse (RI) and Cassidy (LA) on their proposed legislation (S. 4338) and RFI to revise the Medicare Payment of Primary Care. We also joined and signed the Families USA led coalition submission. Available here are the August 2 publicly […]
Advancing Self-Direction in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Empowering Individuals, Mitigating Workforce Crisis July 16 Long Term Quality Alliance webinar slides. Learn more here. Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Unmet Needs; Associations with Health Outcomes July 30 Disability and Health Journal announced article. Learn more here. How States Can Support Individuals in the Long-Term Services […]
Improving Access To Medical Care for People with Disabilities: Department of Justice Final Rule July 26 DOJ press release on final rules. Supporting the Health Care Needs of People with Disabilities July 25 NIHCM infographic. Access To Health Care for People with Disabilities During Public Health Emergencies July 23 ASTHO blog. Disability and Preparedness Specialist […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to Senators Whitehouse (RI) and Cassidy (LA) on their proposed legislation (S. 4338) and RFI to revise the Medicare Payment of Primary Care. Available here is the July 15 Families USA led coalition submission. Our prior comments led by No Health without Mental Health and the Senators […]