Health Care
AUCD works on all of the issues encompassed in the very broad term "health care" for people with disabilities. Specific emphasis is placed on a community rather than institutional bias in affordable, equal access to health care. This includes private health insurance, public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, managed care, as well as quality assurance and consumer education protections.
Please visit AUCD’s Health Reform Hub, an online gateway designed to provide technical assistance and information about implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Resources
9/8/2010
HHS Press Release: HHS Launches CuidadodeSalud.Gov, Partner Website of HealthCare.gov
The first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to information and resources on affordable health care coverage.
8/31/2010
Working Paper: Coverage for Consumers, Savings for States: Options for Modernizing Medicaid
United Health Center for Health Reform & Modernization's working paper exploring Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act and savings for states through Medicaid modernization.
UNH Options for Modernizing Medicaid.pdf
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8/30/2010
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Comments on Interim Final Rules for Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
AUCD signed on to this letter letter providing comments on preexisting condition exclusions, lifetime and annual limits, rescissions, and patient protections.
CCD Comments on Patient Rights 8-30-10.pdf
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Letters
7/14/2010
AUCD Sign-on Letter: Senate and House Appropriations Committee Letter on Data Collection to Address Disparities
Letter regarding implementation of data collection provisions in the Affordable Care Act.
Appropriations Request for Data Collection to Address Disparities.pdf
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7/6/2010
GINA sign-on letter to EEOC
AUCD signed on to this letter to the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urging the Commission to ensure that final regulations for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) are strong and consistent with the law's intent.
GINA sign-on letter
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5/23/2010
AUCD Sign-on Letter: Department of Labor Survey of Employer Provided Coverage
Letter to the Director of the Office of Health Reform urging collaboration with the Office of Management and Budget to make the necessary funds available to the Department of Labor to fulfill implementing the survey of employer-sponsored coverage mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, PL 111-148)
DOL Survey Letter 5.12.10.doc
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