Press Releases

WASHINGTON —A broad-based collaborative of racial equity organizations are uniting to support a shared goal of a complete count of all communities through the 2020 Census. The groups – Advancement Project, National Office (AP), Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), Demos, Faith in Action (FIA), National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), National Association…

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Trump administration announced drastic cuts to critical health programs in their proposed Fiscal Year 2021 budget. This follows the announcement of the Administration’s plan in recent weeks to overhaul Medicaid, further harming families, including many Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. “This budget slashes funding for Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…

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WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump’s State of the Union address, the following is a statement from Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum: “The State of the Union is an opportunity for the President to outline a strong, unifying agenda to improve the health and…

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WASHINGTON – Today, the Trump administration announced its plan to overhaul Medicaid by offering states the opportunity to receive funding under a block grant they have branded the “Healthy Adult Opportunity.” Currently, the federal government pays states a specific percentage of program costs. The proposal is a radical departure that would limit funding for state…

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WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, granted the Trump administration the ability to implement changes to the public charge rule, lifting a preliminary injunction pending other litigation. The rule targets the health and wellbeing of immigrants, including many in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AAs and NHPIs) community. The…

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New York, NY. With daily race motivated hate crimes happening globally, pausing to participate in a National Day of Racial Healing (#NDORH) is vitally important. On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, many organizations, individuals, and communities will be taking collective action during the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s fourth annual National Day of Racial Healing to celebrate our…

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WASHINGTON —Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) reacted to the Senate passage of a bipartisan budget deal approved by the House earlier this week. The budget will fund the government through September 2020 and avert a government shutdown. The budget includes a $4M increase in funding for the Centers for Disease…

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WASHINGTON —Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a 2-1 decision held the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional and instructed the lower court, which had previously held the ACA unconstitutional, to determine whether the remaining portions of the ACA can stand. “APIAHF is extremely disappointed in the…

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WASHINGTON —Last week, the administration announced it had finalized a proposed rule that would result in nearly 700,000 people losing access to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The proposal is one of three that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued that would collectively,…

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Tomorrow, November 1st, marks the beginning of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) annual open enrollment period. As we kick off our efforts to educate consumers about their health care options for 2020, APIAHF has analyzed new data from the American Community Survey (ACS). The analysis reveals a concerning reversal in the progress made toward decreasing…

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