AIMMM - Advancing Independence Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid

AIMMM - Advancing Independence Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid

AIMMM's full name and mission are one and the sameAdvancing Independence: Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid. We created AIMMM after serving as advisors to the U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services and the Health Care Financing Administrator. We did this because we are convinced by our disabilities and our experiences at HHS that you cannot advance the independence of people with disabilities without working to significantly modernize both programs. When people with disabilitiesincluding many older Americanstalk about personal independence, we typically mean having some rather basic choice and control over our lives and futuresover where we live and how we go about our daily routines. Independence also is the ability to pursue a job and advance in one's career, without fear of losing vital health coverage and access to the assistance that might be needed to get up and out the door. AIMMM will, therefore, work to modernize Medicare and Medicaid in a way that both programs work in a far more coordinated and explicit fashion to further the goals set out in the Americans with Disabilities Act: Assuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities of all ages. Our work here at AIMMM includes identifying barriers, highlighting the need for meaningful change and, most importantly, joining with others to bring about a second generation of reforms. Changes that we believe are critical for improving the health, independence and productivity of Americans with disabilities and that of our nation. And, we hope that you'll join us in working to achieve these vital goals. Read more about our experience, Medicare and Medicaid today, barriers to independence and reforms ahead. Please give us your feedback on the site and visit us often.