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
  American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
  202-289-7661 phone 
  202-289-7724 fax 

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

• Brit Vanneman
  National Health Law Program
  phone 

ACTIVITIES

Health Task Force Aging Disability Letter Mar2026 Critical Role of HCBS On behalf of the undersigned co-chairs of the Long Term Services and Supports and Health Task Forces of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC), we urge you to oppose actions by the Administration that would restrict crucial Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) and harm people with disabilities and older adults. (March 2,  2026) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Health HHS RFI on AI On behalf of the undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Health Task Force, we submit these comments in response to the Department’s Request for Information about Artificial Intelligence. (February 23,  2026) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Coalition Comment CMS Hospital CoP The undersigned members of the Health Care, Rights, and Long Term Services and Supports Task Forces of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) write to express our strong opposition to the proposed rule revising Medicare and Medicaid Hospital conditions of participation to prohibit participation by hospitals that perform transition-related health care. (February 17,  2026) - Download [ PDF ] Health Task Force CCD Coalition Comment CMS Reimbursement The undersigned members of the Health Care, Rights, and Long Term Services and Supports Task Forces of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) write to express our strong opposition to the proposed rule prohibiting Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for transition-related health care for minors. (February 17,  2026) - Download [ PDF ]