AWHP works to advance its policy priorities by leading and supporting advocacy efforts and legislation that promote preventive health.
Latest AWHP-Led Efforts
AWHP Testimony for New York State Health/Medicaid Budget Hearing
February 11, 2025 - New York State Senate Finance Committee and New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee
AWHP submitted a testimony respectfully urging that coverage for obesity treatment in state-regulated commercial insurance and Medicaid be included in the in the State Fiscal Year 2025-26 Executive Budget.
AWHP Comments on CMS Proposal to Expand Coverage for Obesity Medications in Medicare Part D and Medicaid
January 15, 2025 - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
AWHP submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on their recent proposal to expand coverage for obesity medications in Medicare Part D and Medicaid.
AWHP Comments on USPSTF Draft Guidelines on Screening for Cervical Cancer
January 14, 2025 - USPSTF
AWHP provided comments on the USPSTF’s draft guidelines on screening for cervical cancer.
Latest Legislative Comments
Statement of Support for the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act
May 30, 2024
Statement of Support for the Uterine Fibroids Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment (UFIGHT) Act
April 24, 2024
Statement of Endorsement for Resolution on Treating Obesity as a Disease Ahead of World Obesity Day
March 1, 2024
Sign-On and Stakeholder Letters
Sign-on Letter to Preserve ACIP Meeting
February 20, 2025 - Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease
Asking CMS to Press Medicare Part D Drug Plans Regarding the Delivery of Long-Term Care Pharmacy Services to Home and Community-Based Older Patients
December 18, 2024 - Alliance for Aging Research
Response to FDA Draft Guidance on Incorporating Voluntary Patient Preference Information over the Total Product Life Cycle
December 5, 2024 - Society for Women's Health Research and Alliance for Aging Research