AWHP works to advance its policy priorities by leading and supporting advocacy efforts and legislation that promote preventive health.
Latest AWHP-Led Efforts
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.
Comments on Women’s Preventive Services Initiative Draft Recommendations
November 21, 2024 - Women's Preventive Services Initiative
AWHP submitted comments on WPSI’s draft recommendations on screening and counseling for intimate partner violence, breast cancer screening, and patient navigation services for breast and 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
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
Thanking the Biden Administration for the Proposed Rule on Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Medications
December 4, 2024 - Obesity Care Advocacy Network
Urging Congress to Include Coverage for Obesity Care in a End of Year Healthcare Legislative Package
November 19, 2024 - Obesity Care Advocacy Network