AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter to Senators Bennet (CO) and Wyden (OR) endorsing the Better Mental Health Care for Americans legislation to expand the MHPAEA insurance parity requirements to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D medications, and Medicaid. The May 23 MHLG letter is […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) endorsing legislation to finance efforts to effectively manage bias and disparities in access to and delivery of mental heath care for Black and Brown Youth. The legislation was drafted by the Congressional Black Caucus. The legislation was reintroduced in the current Congress by […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined a DBSA led coalition request to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting funding for the newly authorized SAMHSA peer-supported MH services program. The May 15 letters to the House and Senate are here: House; Senate. […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined 70 organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, asking for more flexibility, particularly for mental health, in the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) proposed rules governing the prescription of controlled substances. The March 31 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) thanking Reps Grace Napolitano (CA) and Chris Stewart (UT) for co-chairing the Congressional Mental Health Caucus. The February 21 MHLG letter is here: PDF. Also available here is the full caucus list as of February 24. […]
AAHD has joined a Trust for America’s Health led, core Mental Health Liaison Group members, letter to HHS and SAMHSA on the need to increase 9-8-8 mental health crisis services for marginalized communities and populations; the December 21 letter is here: PDF. […]
Available here are the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response letter affirming the Kennedy Forum led Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) (includes AAHD) request for MH and SU program integration into strategic preparedness. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) requesting Congress to pass a full continuum of mental health services, including the integration of behavioral health-general health-primary care support. The November 30 MHLG letter is here:PDF. […]
On November 10, the Senate Committee on Finance publicly released their discussion draft mental health integration legislation. Available here are the Committee’s summary and the draft legislative text. […]
Available here is the August 1 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) letter to HHS on the HHS behavioral health announced strategy: PDF. […]