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Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Maternal Mental Health
Letter urging Congress to act quickly and support H.R. 8715 Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit (NEST) Act, which will codify an HHS pilot program to distribute newborn supply kits with supplies, including maternal mental health information, to new mothers and their infants. -
Statement on Parity
NAMI-led statement from leading national groups representing people with mental health and substance use disorders and the clinicians who care for them, applauding the newly released final rule to strengthen enforcement of the federal parity law that would improve access to mental health and substance use care. -
Regulatory Comment to CMS on Medicare, Maternal Mental Health, and Health Equity
Regulatory comment to CMS, requesting they expand the proposed rule on Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems to include substance use-related maternal health needs. -
Regulatory Comment to HHS on Medicaid and Medicare
Regulatory comment to CMS on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for CY 25 (CMS 1809-P), supporting the changes in the proposed rule on prior authorization timelines, the new statutory requirements for continuous eligibility coverage in Medicaid for children, and baseline health and safety standards for obstetrical services. -
Letter to CMS on Research and Treatment Innovation and Medicare
Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposal to cover digital mental health treatment in the Calendar Year 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (CY2025 PFS) proposed rule. -
Regulatory Comment to CMS on Medicare, Criminal Justice, Crisis Services, Maternal Mental Health and Telehealth
Regulatory comment to Administrator Brooks-LaSure on proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid payment policy for CY 2025, offering recommendations to increase access to mental health treatments and medications. -
Regulatory Comment to CMS on Criminal Justice and Medicare
Regulatory comment to CMS, encouraging them to finalize the CY25 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which would improve access to Medicare for people on parole, probation, and other statuses. -
Regulatory Comment to CMS on Medicare and Crisis Services
Regulatory comment to Administrator Brooks-LaSure in response to the CMS proposed rule for CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment. -
Regulatory Comment to CMS on Maternal Mental Health and Medicare
Regulatory comment encouraging CMS to strengthen its maternal health proposals in the CY25 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule to better address substance use for pregnant and postpartum individuals. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Social Supports and Mental Health Funding
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging funding for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Rural Housing Service (RHS) programs in FY 2025.