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Written Statement for the Record for the Hearing Entitled “Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation to Lower Consumer Costs and Expand Access”

March 2019Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) submits this written testimony for the record for the March 6, 2019 hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Health Subcommittee titled “Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation to Lower Consumer Costs and Expand Access.” APIAHF endorses the three pieces of legislation being reviewed…

Call for Health Equity to Members of the 116th Congress

January 2019Letter

Dear Members of Congress, Each year our nation loses $93 billion in avoidable health care costs and $175 billion due to premature deaths stemming directly from racial, ethnic, and other health inequities. Each of these dollars has a human story behind it, such as an African American sickle cell patient encountering bias and discrimination in…

APIAHF Comment Letter HHS 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

November 2017Testimony and Comments

Absence of the Affordable Care Act We begin our comments by noting the importance of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for AA and NHPI communities and particularly the importance of its consumer protections for these communities. From our work with AA and & NHPI communities, we understand the role the ACA has played in improving…

APIAHF Statement for Energy Commerce Hearing Supporting CHIP Health Center and Prevention Fund Funding

October 2017Testimony and Comments

On behalf of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), I write to urge the Energy & Commerce Committee to fully fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Community Health Centers (CHC) for five years, without using the Prevention and Public Health Fund as an offset. These programs are critical to the…

Written Statement for the Record on the Hearing: “Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal”

September 2017Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) submits this written testimony for the record for the September 25, 2017 hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance entitled “Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal.” We believe it is time for Congress to put aside attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and instead take needed steps to…

What is Next in Federal Health Policy?

September 2017Webinar

At a time of shifting priorities and constantly changing news, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum invites you to join a brief webinar for an update on health care policy at the federal level. The webinar will cover where the Affordable Care Act stands post attempts to repeal it and what is ahead…

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CHIP Finance Testimony

September 2017Testimony and Comments

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) submits this written testimony for the record for the September 7, 2017 hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance entitled “The Children’s Health Insurance Program: The Path Forward.” As the nation’s oldest and largest health policy and public health organization working with Asian American, Native Hawaiian…

The Children's Health Insurance Program: Essential Coverage for Children of Color

September 2017Fact Sheet

Since 1997, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has served as a strong, bi-partisan federal-state partnership that has reduced the number of uninsured children in the United States to an all-time low. CHIP also covers some pregnant women for pre-natal care – a vital service for women and children of color.

REACH Letter Senate FY18

September 2017Letter, Testimony and Comments

Dear Chairman Cochran and Vice-Chair Leahy: We are writing to expressed our deep concern that funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program has been eliminated in the Senate Fiscal Year 2018 Health and Human Services appropriations bill. For nearly 20 years, REACH grantees have worked to improve public health and…

The Children's Health Insurance Program: Essential Coverage for Children of Color | Works Cited

September 2017Bibliography

Works Cited Joan Alker, et al., Children’s Health Coverage Rate Now at Historic High of 95 Percent, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute: Center for Children and Families, October 2016, available at: http://ccf.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Kids-ACS-update-11-02-1.pdf. American Community Survey, Table S0201, 2015 estimates, available at: https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/151YR/S0201//popgroup~003|005|009|031|060|071|400. American Community Survey, Table DP03, Years 2011-2015, available at: https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15SPT/DP03//popgroup~031|060. Sarah E. Anderson,…

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