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Policy and Legislation Information
2000 Archive

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• U.S. General Accounting Office Issues Report on Community-Based Services for People With Severe Mental Illness ^{(29 Dec 00)}
• Work Incentives Update: Social Security Issues Draft "Ticket" Regulations; HCFA Moves Forward on TWWIIA Implementation ^{(28 Dec 00)}


• HUD Announces $1 Billion In Homeless Funding Awards ^{(27 Dec 00)}
• President Clinton Issues New Rules On Medical Privacy And Confidentiality ^{(21 Dec 00)}
• Congress Adjourns For The Year After Reaching Agreement On Budget; Family Opportunity Act Set Aside Until Next Year ^{(18 Dec 00)}
• Family Opportunity Act Still Alive - Contact The Senate Majority Leader Today ^{(6 Dec 00)}
• Funding Increases For NIMH And CMHS In Jeopardy ^{(5 Dec 00)}
• New Study Reports Link Between Smoking And Mental Illness ^{(22 Nov 00)}
• Department Of Labor Announces New Health Care Rights For Employees ^{(21 Nov 00)}
• Outpatient Services Experience Big Decline In Availability According To New Study ^{(17 Nov 00)}
• President Clinton Signs Mental Health Courts Bill Into Law And Bills On Missing Adults And Citizenship Tests For Immigrants With Mental Disabilities ^{(15 Nov 00)}
• Housing Update: HUD Announces Awards for Section 811 "Mainstream" Voucher Program ^{(7 Nov 00)}
• Congress Adjourns Until After The Election Leaving Family Opportunity Act And HHS Funding Bills Unresolved ^{(3 Nov 00)}
• House Passes Mental Health Courts Legislation, Next Stop President Clinton's Desk ^{(24 Oct 00)}
• Letters To Rep. Roukema And Senator Wellstone On Medicare Parity ^{(4 Nov 00)}
• HCFA Issues Proposed Rule On "Income Disregards" For State Medicaid Programs ^{(2 Nov 00)}
• Sponsors Of Family Opportunity Act Continue To Push For Action As Congressional Adjournment Is Postponed ^{(31 Oct 00)}
• Evidence-Based Treatment Gains Congressional Support ^{(27 Oct 00)}
• Housing Update: Congress Completes Action On FY 2001 Housing Budget; HUD Issues Section 811 Awards For 2000 ^{(20 Oct 00)}
• Family Opportunity Act Update: Grassroots Effort Needed For Final Push Before Congressional Adjournment ^{(19 Oct 00)}
• Social Security Update: SSA Issues Regulations On Substantial Gainful Activity; NAMI Submits Testimony To Congress On SSA's Letters To Consumers And Families ^{(16 Oct 00)}
• NAMI Submits Testimony To Congressional Subcommittee On Hearing That Questioned The Legitimacy Of Mental Illnesses ^{(13 Oct 00)}
• I Vote. I Count. 2000, NAMI Voter Registration Campaign, Now Accessible On The Internet ^{(10 Oct 00)}
• FOA Update: House And Senate Committees Refuse To Add Family Opportunity Act To Budget And Tax Bill ^{(29 Sep 00)}
• Federal District Judge Affirms HCFA's One-Hour Restraint Rule ^{(10 Oct 00)}
• Presidential Debate Ignores Medicare Beneficiaries Who Need Prescription Drug Benefit The Most: Non-Elderly Disabled Beneficiaries, Including People With Psychiatric Disabilities ^{(4 Oct 00)}
• House Subcommittee Convenes Hearing Where Mental Illness Is Called A "Fraud" ^{(2 Oct 00)}
• Senate Passes Mental Health Courts Legislation ^{(28 Sep 00)}
• House Passes H.R. 4365, President Clinton Expected To Sign Into Law ^{(28 Sep 00)}
• Congress Refuses To Give States Flexibility In Providing Integrated Treatment For Persons With Co-Occurring Mental Illness And Addictive Disorders ^{(26 Sep 00)}
• Senate Passes Restraint Protections ^{(25 Sep 00)}
• Get Candidates On The Record! ^{(21 Aug 00)}
• Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Mental Health Courts Legislation; Action Now Moves To Senate Floor ^{(2 Aug 00)}
• Congress Begins August Recess Leaving Key Mental Illness Issues Unresolved ^{(31 Jul 00)}
• Clinton Administration Unveils Disability Policy Initiatives To Commemorate 10th Anniversary Of The ADA ^{(28 Jul 00)}
• House SAMHSA Legislation Silent On Integrated Treatment For Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders ^{(24 Jul 00)}
• Senate Budget Hearing On Family Opportunity Act Builds Momentum ^{(13 Jul 00)}
• Congress Moves Forward On Research And Services Funding For FY 2001, Labor-HHS-Education Spending Set For House-Senate Conference Committee ^{(10 Jul 00)}
• NAMI Calls For End to Unnecessary Medication Restrictions ^{(9 Jul 00)}
• Reminder: CARF ACT Standards Inadequate - Not Researched Evidence-Based ^{(7 Jul 00)}
• Letter From NAMI Executive Director to Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert on Medicare Rx 2000 Act ^{(27 Jun 00)}
• Congress Begins Work On Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Legislation, Full House Expected To Act Next Week ^{(23 Jun 00)}
• Side-by-Side Chart on Major Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals
• Employment Update: HCFA and Social Security Move Forward on Work Incentives Implementation ^{(13 Jun 00)}
• NAMI Offers Testimony On Homeless Program Consolidation Legislation ^{(8 Jun 00)}
• Housing Update: Congress Begins Work On FY 2001 HUD Budget ^{(8 Jun 00)}
• NAMI President Jackie Shannon Gives Testimony On Mental Health Parity ^{(2 Jun 00)}
• Presidential Candidate Gore Unveils Mental Health Reform Proposal - Endorses Parity For Children ^{(1 Jun 00)}
• Senators Domenici and Kennedy Introduce Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment and Prevention Act ^{(26 May 00)}

• HHS Inspector General Identifies Deficiencies In Psych Hopsital Quality Review ^{(25 May 00)}

• NAMI Board Member Sue Davis Testifies On Social Security Representative Payee Program ^{(22 May 00)}

• U. S. Senate Committee Conducts Hearing on Parity; GAO Reports on Employer Compliance with 1996 Federal Law ^{(19 May 00)}

• NAMI Comments on New Federal Rules on Hiring of People with Psychiatric Disabilities ^{(16 May 00)}

• Policy Discussions Related to Election 2000 ^{(14 May 00)}

• Congress Begins Action on FY 2001 Spending Bills for Research and Services ^{(11 May 00)}

• Special Education Alert: Senate May Take Up Amendment to Weaken IDEA Protections for Children with Mental Illnesses and Other Disabilities ^{(9 May 00)}

• Community Action Grants Available To NAMI Organizations ^{(26 Apr 00)}

• Special Education Alert: House Takes Up Amendment To Weaken IDEA Protections For Children With Mental Illnesses And Other Disabilities ^{(21 Apr 00)}

• NAMI To Hold 21st Annual Convention In San Diego ^{(20 Apr 00)}

• NAMI Testimony on VA HUD Appropriations ^{(18 Apr 00)}

• The Family Opportunity Act of 2000, S 2274, Needs Your Push During The Spring Recess ^{(17 Apr 00)}

• Statement Of Jim McNulty On Research Funding ^{(13 Apr 00)}

• Please Send Thanks To Sponsors That Responded To Grassroots Advocacy And Pulled Support For Wonderland ^{(12 Apr 00)}

• Statement of Michael Freedman On The SGA Level For Blind And Disabled Beneficiaries ^{(11 Apr 00)}

• HHS Inspector General Issues Report Showing Widespread Flaws In Medicare Reimbursements For Outpatient Psychiatric Services ^{(6 Apr 00)}

• NAMI Testimony on Medicare Drug Benefit ^{(5 Apr 00)}

• Senators Grassley And Kennedy Introduce The Family Opportunity Act Of 2000 ^{(27 Mar 00)}

• Housing Update: NAMI Urges Congress To Address Looming Crisis In The HUD Shelter Plus Care Program ^{(23 Mar 00)}

• HUD Announces The Availability Of New Funding To Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities For People With Severe Mental Illness And Other Disabilities ^{(22 Mar 00)}

• NAMI Participates In Congressional Staff Briefing On The Abuses Of Restraints In Psychiatric Facilities: Please Write Your Members Of Congress ^{(21 Mar 00)}

• HHS Inspector General Medicaid Managed Mental Health Recommendations Consistent With NAMI Public Policy Objectives ^{(14 Mar 00)}

• House-Senate Conference Committee Begins Work On Managed Care Legislation ^{(8 Mar 00)}

• Consumers and Family Members Have Opportunity to Directly Report Adverse Medication Reactions to the FDA ^{(22 Feb 00)}

• NAMI Submits Comments On Department Of Health And Human Services Medical Records Privacy Regulations ^{(18 Feb 00)}

• SAMHSA Regional Grant Training Workshops ^{(17 Feb 00)}

• President Clinton Unveils Proposed FY 2001 Budget ^{(7 Feb 00)}

• North Carolina Newspaper Reports 35 Questionable Deaths: Is This Is A Complete System Failure? ^{(24 Jan 00)}

• Simple Changes In Depression Treatments In Medical Clinics Produce Significantly Better Treatment Results ^{(14 Jan 00)}

• NAMI Submits Comments on State Children's Health Insurance Program ^{(4 Jan 00)}

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