The ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HEALTH FORUM was established in 1986 to advocate for improved health status, to reduce health disparities, and to promote equal access to care for Asians and Pacific Islanders.

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Archived News Briefs

 

 

• Covering all children: SCHIP & ICHIA Health Brief (December 11, 2007)

• Health Brain Trust Proceedings (December 11, 2007)

• Testimony on Census Bureau's Preparation for the 2010 Census Survey (July 26, 2007)
• Support Children’s Health Coverage - June 5, 2007
  • Children's Health Coverage Key Points (pdf)
  • Action Alert SCHIP (pdf)
• California's new health care language assistance programs: Our comments on the Department of Insurance regulations (PDF - June 1, 2007). See the invitation for public comment. Here is a link to the proposed changes.
• NCHS Funding Letter to House Appropriations Committee, May 15, 2007 (pdf)
• Federal resources on race/ethnicity data collection specific to Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander, May 2007 (pdf)
• Policy Fact Sheets: AAPI Health Insurance Coverage (pdf)
• Policy Fact Sheets: AAPI Data Collection (pdf)
• Fund the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) so APIA’s can be counted in national health statistics! May 2007 (pdf)
• Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to Inform CA Health Proposals (February 15, 2007)
• APIAHF Response to President Bush's State of the Union Address (February 2, 2007)
• Congressional Schedule, F.Y. 2007 Budget & Appropriations, and OVAC (April 24, 2006)
• Confusion, Chaos, and the Cost of Incompetence, Honda Notes Linguistic Barriers in Medicare Part D
• Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (HR 3010) Budget Reconciliation, Katrina and Tax Cuts(December 2005)
• Medicaid “Benefits” for Hurricane Katrina Victims (October 2005)
• 109th Congress, 1st Session (September 2005)

Policy Events

• Health Brain Trust on Data & Research (April 29-May 1, 2007) Agenda. Speaker Power Point Presentations available
• Invitation to May 11, 2007 Lunch Briefing on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health (pdf)
• Capitol Hill Briefing on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health May 11, 2007 (pdf)
  • PowerPoint Slides
  • Children’s Health Coverage, Diabetes, Domestic Violence, Hepatitis B, and HIV Fact Sheets
  • Speaker Bio’s

Action Alerts

• Action Alert: The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is facing a funding crisis (pdf) (June 6, 2007)
• Fund the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) so APIA’s can be counted in national health statistics! May 2007 (pdf)
• Sign On to Reduce Smoking & Save Lives: Say Yes on Prop 86 (September 26, 2006)
• Tell Your Senators to Oppose English-Only Threats in Senate Immigration Bill (May 21, 2006)
• Update: Vote No on the House Budget Resolution (April 11, 2006)
• Senate Recesses Without A Vote On Immigration Reform; Will Pick Up In Two Weeks (April 08, 2006)
• Vote No on the House Budget Resolution (April 06, 2006)

Policy Announcements

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2005 News Briefs

POLICY RELATED EVENTS

• Commission Assures that Health Disparities to Remain High in its Agenda
• Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) statewide HMO Consumer Advocacy Symposium
• Annual Immigrant Rally and Advocacy Day
• Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Policy Summit
• Conference on Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions

CALIFORNIA NEWS

• 2005-2006 Budget
• November 2005 Special Election
• Legislation We Support (AB 75 (Frommer and Chan), AB 680 (Chan), AB 772 (Chan and Frommer), AB 794 ( Chu ), SB 12 (Escutia), SB 576 (Ortiz), SB 112 (Ortiz)

Testimonies and Comments

Letter: SB 12: School Food Nutrition Standards (June 28, 2005)
Letter: AB 75 - Prescription Drug Discount Card Program (June 21, 2005)
Letter: AB 680 - Enhancing Opportunities for LEP parents to participate in their children's education (June 20, 2005)
Letter: Letter to Governor in Support of Assembly Bill 772, by Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, to provide affordable health insurance for every child in California (May 27, 2005)
Letter: Letter to Senator Denise Ducheny in Support of preserving funding for the Naturalization Services Program (May 3, 2005)
Letter: SB 112: Equitable Distribution of Refugee Employment Services Funds (April 29, 2005)
Letter: AB 794, Allowing Legislative Analyst's Office to inspect contract rates of health plans entered into with the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (April 22, 2005)
Letter: Letter to The Honorable Jackie Goldberg, Chair, Assembly Committee on Education regarding AB 680 (April 13, 2005)

Testimony: Testimony to White House Commission on AAPIs - January 25, 2005
Testimony: Testimony regarding California Hmong refugee resettlement  - November 16, 2004

DC Insider's Journal

June 7, 2005 So You Wanna Know About APIs, AAPIs, APIAs, APAs?
April 29, 2005 Speak Up!
March 24, 2005 Dejargonator: Appropriations
March 8, 2005 Receptions . . .
March 2, 2005 Us, Too, (Part 2)
February 15, 2005 Money, Money, Money (or Us, Too, Part 1)
February 7, 2005 APIAHF PRIORITIES, Part 2 - The Skinny
January 31, 2005 APIAHF Priorities - Part 1, The Universe
January 21, 2005 Inaguaration Day
January 7, 2005 News, Analysis, Comments, & Ramblings

News, Alerts & Media Advisories

Press Release: Social Security Changes, Medicaid Cuts Imperil Asian Pacific Americans- March 8, 2005
Press Release: APIAHF Mourns the Death of the Honorable Robert Matsui - January 3, 2005
Action Alert (National): Endorse AAPI Health Platform - October 27, 2004

VOICES from the Community 2004: Taking Action on Health & Wealth Disparities:

• Opening Remarks by Ho Tran
• Presentation on Health Disparities by Art Chen
• Presentation on the state of affairs by John Lumpkin
• Mental health overview by DJ Ida
• Mental Health Disparities by Teddy Chen

 

2005 News

POLICY RELATED EVENTS

• Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) statewide HMO Consumer Advocacy Symposium
• Annual Immigrant Rally and Advocacy Day
• Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Policy Summit
• Conference on Increasing Diversity in the Health Professions

CALIFORNIA NEWS

• 2005-2006 Budget
• November 2005 Special Election
• Legislation We Support (AB 75 (Frommer and Chan), AB 680 (Chan), AB 772 (Chan and Frommer), AB 794 ( Chu ), SB 12 (Escutia), SB 576 (Ortiz), SB 112 (Ortiz)

 

2003 News

NATIONAL

• National News: TANF Stays the Same for Now (May 2003)
• National News: Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Completed (February 2003)
• Policy - Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations Process Underway(February 2003)
• Still Awaiting HHS Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Policy Guidance (February 2003)
• Policy - Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Executive Order 13166 Under Attack Again (February 2003)
• Policy - House Passes TANF Reauthorization (HR 4)(February 2003)
• Policy - Wu Re-Introduces Legislation to Create AAPI Serving Institutions (HR 333) (February 2003)
• Policy - APIAHF Comments on Medical School Definition of "Underserved Minority"(February 2003)
• National News: Congressman Robert A. Underwood of Guam Ends 10 years in Congress(February 2003)

STATE

• AB 154 - Cultural and Linguistic Competency Reporting Legislation (May 2003)
• California News: Additional Cultural and Linguistic Competency Legislation (May 2003)
• Governor's 2003-2004 Budget Proposal Include Deep Health Cuts (May 2003)
• Governor Davis's 2003-2004 Budget – Hearings Continue (May 2003)
• Additional Cultural and Linguistic Competency Legislation - A.B 801/S.B. 853 (May 2003)
• Health Care Reform Legislation(May 2003)
• New Language Access Projects Underway(May 2003)
• Governor's 2003-2004 Budget Proposal Include Deep Health Cuts (February 2003)
• AB 154 - Bill on Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Managed Care Plans Introduced (February 2003)

 

• CHIS 2001 Offers New Source of Health Information on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
• Congress Adjourns with Unfinished Business
• Governor Proposes $10.2 Billion in Mid-Year Cuts to Health and Other Programs
• Domestic Violence in Our Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
• TANF Stays the Same for Now

2002 News

• Congress Adjourns with Unfinished Business(December 2002)
• Congressman Robert A. Underwood of Guam ends 10 years in Congress(December 2002)
• Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations Stall(October 2002)
• Congress Passes Community Health Center Reauthorization (October 2002)
• Congress Leaves Major Health Legislation Unfinished(October 2002)
• New HHS Rule Provides SCHIP Eligibility for Unborn Children(October 2002)
• Institute of Medicine Publishes Guidance on National Health Disparities Report(October 2002)
• HHS Releases Five Year Strategic Plan (October 2002)
• Farm Bill Passes, Includes Restoration of Eligibility for Food Stamps for Some Immigrants (June)
• House Passes TANF Bill Without Restorations of Eligibility for Immigrants (June)
• Senate Passes Health Care Safety Net Bill, Including Grants for Linguistic Access(June)
• Office of Management and Budget Report Estimates Additional Cost of Providing Services to Persons with Limited English Proficiency to be Only 0.5% in the Healthcare Setting(June)
• Department of Justice Publishes Revised Guidance on Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency(June)
• Department of Health and Human Services to Publish Revised LEP Guidance(June)
• Association of American Medical Colleges to Redefine "Underrepresented Minority"(June)
• Underwood Introduces Legislation to Create AAPI Serving Institutions(June)

CALIFORNIA

• Governor Proposes $10.2 Billion in Mid-Year Cuts to Health and Other Programs(December 2002)
• CHIS 2001 Offers New Source of Health Information on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (December 2002)
• Davis Vetoes Key Legislation Affecting LEP Persons, but Signs Others (October 2002)
• New HMO Report Card Contains Information on Linguistic Services (October 2002)
• California Budget Signed; Includes Reductions in Health and Human Service Programs (October 2002)
• Legislation Codifying Cultural Competence and Linguistic Access Requirements in Medi-Cal Managed Care and Healthy Families Programs (AB 2739) Passes Assembly(June 2002)
• "Racial Privacy Initiative" Delayed Until March 2004 Ballot(June 2002)
• Governor Releases May Revision to State Budget with Large Cuts in Health Programs(June 2002)

 

 

For more information, contact the APIAHF Policy Division staff:
Gem Daus, Legislative and Government Affairs Coordinator, GDaus@apiahf.org
Dr. Alice Chen, Soros Physician Advocacy Fellow , Achen@apiahf.org
Jan T. Liu, Policy Analyst , Jliu@apiahf.org

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