WASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) condemns the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed changes to the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act). This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking threatens to allow health care entities to discriminate against patients by limiting who must…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 987, the “Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act.” The bill is composed of a package of seven health bills that were voted out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April. Included in the package were bills that the Asian &…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Last night the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee favorably reported six bills that would take important steps to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA), address the adverse actions of the Trump Administration and make health care more affordable and accessible if enacted into law. “We applaud the Committee for taking action to…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the following statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget outline. The budget outline shows that the Trump Administration has continued its attacks on affordable health care by slashing spending for health. In addition to budget cuts to health programs, including nearly…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) thanks Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.), Rep. Kathy Castor (Fla.), Rep. Dan Kildee (Mich.) and Rep. Lucy McBath (Ga.) for introducing H.R. 987, the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act today. The MORE Health Education Act will require the federal…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Following is a statement by Kathy Ko Chin, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum president and CEO, in response to President Trump’s State of the Union Address. “Instead of presenting a fresh agenda for the second half of his term, President Trump’s remarks signal an interest to further divide our nation by…
Read MoreGroups Support NDORH with Prayer Vigil and Tele Town Hall New York, NY – A broad-based collection of racial equity organizations funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, are uniting across difference to support a shared goal of racial healing. The groups – Advancement Project, Asian & Pacific Islander Health Forum, Demos, Faith in Action, National Congress …
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Following the Texas U.S. District Court judge’s decision to rule the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) released the following statement: “APIAHF condemns the court’s decision that puts the health of millions of Americans at risk. The judge’s action to strike…
Read MoreCONTACT: ncaipress@ncai.org WASHINGTON, DC — Today, nine leading national civil rights and racial justice organizations jointly condemned an attempt by the Washington National Football League (NFL) team to attach a rider to the FY 2019 appropriations bill currently before Congress that would pave the way for the team to build a new stadium at…
Read MoreWASHINGTON – Today, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) applauds Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (HI) for introducing the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 (HEAA)(S.3660). The bill serves as a comprehensive plan to eliminate health and health care disparities by building on previous health care access and quality improvement strategies. Rep.…
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