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2023 Comment Letter to HHS and CMS in Support of Plan to Expand Health Coverage to DACA Recipients

June 2023Letter, Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) and its national, state, and local partners strongly support the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule to end the exclusion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from eligibility to purchase plans and obtain subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces…

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.

Medicare Tri Association (NHMA, NMA, and APIAHF) Letter to CMS

March 2023Letter

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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…

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continues to have a chilling effect for immigrant families trying to access health care, even when much of the rule is no longer in effect.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…

Support Letter for Health Coverage in COVID-19 Relief Package

February 2021Letter

In a letter to Congress co-led by Families USA and Community Catalyst, over 215 organizations representing consumers advocates, labor, equity organizations, providers, plans, patients, public health organizations, child advocates, disability rights groups, aging organizations, and more issued strong support for the American Rescue Plan, specifically the health coverage provisions. At a moment when diverse stakeholders…

Letter to CDC on COVID-19 Vaccine Data

January 2021Letter

APIAHF and Trust for America’s Health (TFAH)’s letter to the CDC with recommendations to address demographic data collection as part of the national vaccine distribution strategy. Disparities in COVID-19 impact are also present in vaccine distribution and administration efforts. While many factors may be contributing to lower vaccination rates in communities of color, it is…

Statement on Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine

November 2020Letter

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), and the undersigned organizations who together represent the national collaborative of Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) organizations who are the primary contractors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to…

Letter to HHS OCR in Response to Civil Rights Protections Prohibiting Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination During COVID‐19

July 2020Letter

APIAHF letter to Roger Severino, Director, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to the July 2020 Bulletin regarding civil rights protections and discrimination during COVID-19.

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