WASHINGTON – Last week, our world lost two Native Hawaiian leaders who have been dear partners of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), Senator Daniel K. Akaka and Victor “Uncle” Kaiwi Pang. Senator Akaka represented Hawaii in Congress for 36 years. In that time, he was a champion for Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) oppose a proposed regulation that would deny permanent resident status (“green cards”) or entry into the United States to immigrants who use a wide range of needed government services, including publicly-supported health care insurance, nutrition programs,…
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2018 WASHINGTON — Following is a statement by Kathy Ko Chin, APIAHF President and CEO, in response to President Trump’s first State of the Union. “In his remarks, President Trump spoke of ‘a new tide of optimism that was already sweeping across our land.’ Unfortunately, this optimism has not been reflected in our…
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the below statement following the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to reuse the outdated race and ethnicity questions from the 2010 Census in the 2018 End-to-End Census Test and as the proposed format for the 2020 Census. This decision has…
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2018 WASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) condemns the Trump Administration’s decision to create a new division within the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), designed to allow health care providers to discriminate against patients based on their own beliefs, typically leading to refusal of care for abortions…
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2018 WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the following statement in response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) letter allowing states to tie Medicaid eligibility to work status. “Millions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders rely on Medicaid as their only…
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2018 New York, NY – In today’s divisive environment, pausing to recognize the significance of and need to participate in a National Day of Racial Healing (#NDORH) is vitally important. On Tuesday, January 16, 2018, many organizations, individuals, and communities will be taking collective action during the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s second annual National…
Read MoreDecember 20, 2017 WASHINGTON – Following Congress passing tax reform, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released a statement of condemnation. The tax legislation repeals the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which the Congressional Budget Office estimates will lead to 13 million people losing their health insurance and premiums…
Read MoreDecember 2, 2017 WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released a statement following the Senate’s passage of tax legislation, including an amendment to repeal the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Due to the repeal, an estimated 13 million people will lose their health insurance. “It is…
Read MoreOctober 19, 2017 WASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released a statement on Sens. Alexander and Murray’s bipartisan Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace stabilization plan. Their plan provides funding for both cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) and outreach for two years and also requires reporting on Marketplace enrollment, which has been…
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