AWHP works to advance its policy priorities by leading and supporting advocacy efforts and legislation that promote preventive health.
Latest AWHP-Led Efforts
Comments on Use of Pharmacotherapy to Address Obesity Among Nevada Medicaid Beneficiaries
December 8, 2025 - Nevada Health Authority
AWHP provided comment ahead of a public workshop on the use of pharmacotherapy to address obesity among Nevada Medicaid beneficiaries.
Regarding the Decision to End New Hampshire Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Medications
December 2, 2025 - Members of the New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee
AWHP urged members of the New Hampshire Senate Health and Human Services Committee to reconsider the decision to end Medicaid coverage of obesity management medications when prescribed solely for weight loss.
Regarding the Decision to End New Hampshire Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Medications
December 2, 2025 - Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee
AWHP urged members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee to reconsider the decision to end Medicaid coverage of obesity management medications when prescribed solely for weight loss.
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
Urging Congress to Reinstate Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities
November 3, 2025 - Chronic Care Policy Alliance
Support for the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act
October 20, 2025 - Alliance for Breast Cancer Policy
Urging Congress to Support Efforts to Advance the EPIC Act
September 19, 2025 - Global Coalition on Aging and Alliance for Aging Research