Medicaid, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse – State Medicaid Directors to HHS
Available here is the August 1 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) letter to HHS on the HHS behavioral health announced strategy: PDF. […]
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Proposed New HHS Administration on Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) – Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) letter requesting HHS to integrate MH and SUD into the proposed new ASPR. The August 25 letter is here: PDF. […]
Granting DOL Enhanced Enforcement Authority of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group, letter requesting the Senate pass legislation granting the Department of Labor civil monetary penalty authority for health plans not implementing MHPAEA. The July 13 letter is here: PDF. […]
Patient-Reported Outcomes-Performance Measures (PRO-PMs) Applied To Inpatient Mental Health Settings – AHRQ RFI
In response to an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) RFI, AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have submitted comments to AHRQ, Here are the May 2 AHRQ RFI and the June 30 AAHD-Lakeshore comments. […]
Medicare – Mental Health and Addiction Parity and Services
AAHD has joined 245 organizations, led by the Legal Action Center through the Coalition for Whole Health, asking Congress to include mental health and addiction insurance parity and services and supports in Medicare. The June 29 letter is here: PDF. […]
Communities in Need – Mental Health – House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing (part 2)
On April 5, we posted AAHD joining a coalition of national organizations promoting the integration of behavioral health-general health-primary care. We posted the coalition statement and the Committee chair’s announced areas of focus. Available here are 5 testimony statements delivered at the April 5 hearing: American Psychiatric Assn and American Academy of Pediatrics which includes […]
Senate Committee on HELP Hearing on Strengthening Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs
On March 23, the Senate Committee on HELP conducted a hearing on MH and SUD programs. Available here are the statements of the SAMHSA and HRSA administrators. […]
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – State Oversite Role
The nation’s leading behavioral health organizations have written the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) requesting immediate strengthening of guidance implementing MHAPAE in health insurance. The November 3 letter is here: PDF. […]
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Requirements in Medicare and Medicaid
AAHD has joined a Kennedy Forum led, Mental Health Liaison Group and Coalition To Stop Opioid Overdose, advocating enactment of the MHPAEA requirements to Medicare and Medicaid. Available here is the October 8 letter to Senators Bennet (CO) and Coryn (TX), who are proposing a reimaging of the country’s mental health and substance use disorder […]
Unified Vision for the Future of Mental Health, Addiction, and Well-Being in the US – 988 Emergency and Crisis Response
AAHD participated in a June 24 Unified Vision project dialogue on one the seven critical elements – Emergency and Crisis Response, 988. The Vision has 14 core founding members and 44 partners, including AAHD and our sister partner Lakeshore Foundation. The June 24 meeting slides are here: PDF. The complete vision statement was posted on […]