Mission

The CCD Health Task Force works to ensure access to high quality, accessible, affordable health care for people with disabilities and complex conditions of all ages that meets their individual needs and enables them to be healthy, live as independently as possible, and participate in the community. We work to promote access to comprehensive coverage and eliminate discrimination, disparities and inequities for people with disabilities within and across health care payers, providers, and systems. We recognize that racist and ableist structures, policies and practices have caused and continue to cause disproportionately worse outcomes for Black, Indigenous and other people of color with disabilities. And just as race and disability discrimination intersect, social determinants of health and compounding inequities related to age, size, national origin, immigration status, language, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, can further reduce access to care and community for people with disabilities. Our advocacy prioritizes recognizing such inequities and championing policies that will reduce and eventually eliminate them.

Co-chairs

• Caroline Bergner
  American Speech Language Hearing Association
  301-296-5677

• Michael Lewis
  National Health Law Program (NHELP)
  202-289-7661 phone 
  202-289-7724 fax 

• David Machledt
  National Health Law Program (NHELP)
  202-289-7661 phone 
  202-289-7724 fax 

• Greg Robinson
  Autistic Self Advocacy Network
  202-891-6500 phone 

ACTIVITIES

Health Task Force CCD SSTF and HTF Comments NPRM Rental Subsidy The undersigned organizations of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), including CCD’s Social Security Task Force (SSTF) and Housing Task Force (HTF), thank you for the opportunity to address the proposed expansion of the Rental Subsidy Policy for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Applicants and Recipients. (October 23,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD SSTF HTF Comments NPRM Rental Subsidy The undersigned organizations of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), including CCD’s Social Security Task Force (SSTF) and Housing Task Force (HTF), thank you for the opportunity to address the proposed expansion of the Rental Subsidy Policy for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Applicants and Recipients. (October 22,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD MHPAEA Comments Thank you for the opportunity to comment on FR–51552 Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA); Request for Comment. Please accept this letter as the comments of the undersigned Co-Chairs and members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (“CCD”), Health Task Force. (October 16,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Education and Health Task Force Comments Medicaid NPRM The undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to “amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B regulations to remove the requirement for public agencies to obtain parental consent prior to accessing for the first time a child's public benefits or insurance (e.g., Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)) to provide or pay for required IDEA Part B services.” (August 1,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force Letter of support on HR 485 from members of the CCD Health and Rights Task Forces The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (July 13,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Health and LTSS Task Force Comments on the Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Proposed Rule The undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) proposed regulation on Medicaid managed care. (July 3,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force LTSS and Health Task Force Comments on Medicaid Access Rule The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (June 30,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Letter Urging Immediate Publication of Proposed Section 504 HHS Regulations The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (April 26,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Comments on Proposed Regulations to Advance Interoperability and Improve Prior Authorization Processes The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for Federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (March 13,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force Health and LTSS Task Force letter to CMS on Medicaid Unwinding. We, the undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Health and Long-Term Services and Supports Task Forces write regarding the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement. The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. (March 9,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD 2022 Health Task Force Annual Report (January 16,  2023) - Download [ PDF ]