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Publish Date: July 31, 2026 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: Health access, Health care, Medicaid, CMS, Comment letter Ethnicity: Language: English State: APIAHF and its national AANHPI health partners submitted comments in opposition to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) requirements for community engagement as stated by the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on the Medicaid program’s community engageme

Publish Date: July 30, 2026 Type: Webinar Topics: Webinar, Work Requirements, Storytelling, Health Care Access, CMS, Medicaid Ethnicity: Language: English State: In July 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance on the federal work requirements needed to qualify for Medicaid beginning in January 2027, which will result in the disenrollment of millions of Americans from their healthcare. What could Medicaid work requirements mean for the commun

Publish Date: July 16, 2026 Type: Report Topics: Health policy, Health access, Health equity, Health care access, Medicaid, Health disparities Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Campaign for Community Healthcare, a national partnership of leading civil rights and health care advocacy groups, has published a report warning that cuts to public health insurance programs and new bureaucratic barriers to enrollment will likely cause historic coverage losses across the United

Publish Date: July 13, 2026 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: OMB revisions, Federal funding, Grant regulations, Health access, Health care Ethnicity: Language: English State: APIAHF and its national AANHPI health partners submitted comments regarding the OMB proposed revisions to federal grant regulations. APIAHF and its partners the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), the Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy,

Publish Date: May 6, 2026 Type: Fact Sheet, Infographic Topics: Hepatitis B, AANHPI Health Ethnicity: Language: English State: Hepatitis B disproportionately affects minority populations, including Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. We've created this resource to spread awareness and educate AANHPIs about hepatitis B. This resource is currently available in English, with additional translations to be updated on this webpage.

Publish Date: March 13, 2026 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Healthcare, Healthcare Access, Healthcare Equity Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) writes to oppose the proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Plan Parameters (NBPP). The drastic changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will result in confusion, instability and mass disenrollment of vulnerable famil

Publish Date: March 11, 2026 Type: Fact Sheet, Infographic Topics: Measles, Vaccination Ethnicity: Language: English, Arabic, Hindi, Korean, Marshallese, Samoan Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) has released a fact sheet on Measles to help educate and spread awareness about this contagious and potentially severe viral disease. This resource is currently available in

Publish Date: March 4, 2026 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: Public Charge, Immigration Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and its national Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) partners Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy, and Leadership, Diverse Elders Coalition, National Asian Pacific Center

Publish Date: February 23, 2026 Type: Testimony and Comments, Comment Letter Topics: Artificial Intelligence, AI, Health Care, Clinical Care Ethnicity: Language: English State: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) submitted a comment to HHS to highlight critical considerations for Artificial Intelligence (AI) security and guardrails, workforce impacts and transparency as the Department of Health and Human Services considers AI adoption as part of c