Policy and Advocacy Archives

APIAHF Comments: CMS-9895-P: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; and Basic Health Program

January 2024Testimony and Comments

31 CFR Part 33 and 45 CFR Part 155: Section 1332 Waivers We support the proposed changes to Section 1332 waiver processes allowing states the opportunity to hold post-award forums and public hearings virtually and through digital platforms. 42 CFR Parts 435 and 600: Medicaid Eligibility for the States, District of Columbia, the Northern…

APIAHF Submit Comments on Updating OMB Directive 15

April 2023Letter, Testimony and Comments

APIAHF and its national, state and local partners submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of updating the agency’s standards for maintaining, collecting and presenting federal data on race and ethncity, also known as OMB Directive 15.

APIAHF Medicaid CHIP Enrollment Comment Letter

November 2022Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and the undersigned national, state and local organizations commended CMS for proposing changes that aim to streamline the application, eligibility determination, enrollment, and renewal processes for Medicaid, CHIP, and the Basic Health Program. These proposed changes will create more uniform and streamlined processes that will help…

Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Comment Letter

October 2022Letter, Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and the undersigned national, state, and local organizations commend HHS-OCR for restoring and clarifying critical healthcare protections in Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). While we continue to urge congress to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for all, we are encouraged to see that the…

Equitable Data RFI Comment Letter

October 2022Testimony and Comments

APIAHF submitted comments in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) Request for Information on Equitable Data Engagement and Accountability. APIAHF commented on the need for short and long-term investments in data infrastructure and dedicated resources for workforce training to facilitate data sharing between different levels of government. In response…

CMS-1771-p on FY23 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Comment Letter

June 2022Testimony and Comments

APIAHF submitted comments in response to proposed rule changes regarding the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System. We urged CMS to require hospitals to collect self-reported race and ethnicity data that is disaggregated based on requirements in Section 4302 of the ACA. Additionally, APIAHF commented on the need to…

Letter to USCIS regarding public charge

April 2022Letter

The 2019 Public Charge Final Rule continues to have a chilling effect for immigrant families trying to access health care, even when much of the rule is no longer in effect. To address these concerns, the US Department of Homeland Security and US Citizenship and Immigration Services recently sought comment for its new proposed public…

Letter to NIH on health and well-being for Asian Americans & Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders

April 2022Letter

Request for Information (RFI): Seeking Stakeholder Actionable Input to Improve Research on Health and Well-being for Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (Notice No. NOT-CA-22-047) Currently, only 0.17% of the NIH budget goes toward research on AA and NHPI communities. Together with nearly 40 of our partners, APIAHF submitted a letter urging NIH to commit…

Responses to RFI on Access to Care and Coverage for People Enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP Comment Letter

April 2022Testimony and Comments

APIAHF submitted a response (via online form) on a request for information (RFI) on access to care and coverage for Medicaid/CHIP enrollees. We provided comments on the need for stronger language access protections, such as requiring taglines for all written materials for potential and current enrollees beyond vital documents and urged CMS to discourage states…

CMS-9911-P on Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters Comment Letter

January 2022Testimony and Comments

APIAHF submitted this comment letter in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022 proposed rule. We expressed support for revising HHS’ interpretation of the ACA’s guaranteed issue provision, emphasized the proposal to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and…

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