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NAMI’s Statement On Recent Racist Incidents And Mental Health Resources For African Americans
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) today released the following statement from CEO Daniel H. Gillison, Jr., regarding recent racist incidents across the country and their impact on mental health. -
NAMI Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Affordable Care Act
NAMI, along with nineteen patient groups, filed an amicus curiae brief today to cite the devastating impact people with mental illness would face should the court rule to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. -
Even with Insurance, It’s Getting Harder to Access Care
Released today is an updated and expanded Milliman Report, “Addiction and Mental Health Vs. Physical Health: Widening Disparities in Network Use and Provider Reimbursement.” The report points out there is a shortage of in-network mental health care providers and explains why. -
NAMI Applauds HHS for Removing Barriers to Treatment for People with Serious Mental Illness
Today, the federal government announced the approval of the first-of-its-kind Medicaid demonstration project that aims to broaden treatment services available to Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance in the District of Columbia. -
NAMI’s Statement Regarding President Trump’s Comments on Reinstitutionalizing People with Mental Illness
NAMI Acting CEO Angela Kimball responds to President Trump's statements about reopening mental “institutions.” -
NAMI will Join Appeal of U.S. District Court Ruling Allowing Short–Term, Limited Duration Plans
NAMI is deeply disappointed in today’s U.S. District court ruling regarding ACAP v. Treasury, in which Judge Richard Leon upheld the Administration’s regulation allowing for the sale of Short-Term, Limited Duration (STLD) plans as a substitute for comprehensive health insurance. -
NAMI Joins Seven Leading Organizations to Launch Mental Health for US Coalition
NAMI, along with other prominent mental health and addiction organizations, launched Mental Health for US: a nonpartisan educational coalition aimed at elevating mental health issues on the 2020 campaign trail. -
NAMI Acting CEO Talks About the State of Mental Health on C–SPAN
Angela Kimball, NAMI's Acting CEO, was on C-SPAN Washington Journal for a 30-minute segment about the state of mental health in America.
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NAMI Joins 16 Patient Groups to Protect Access to Health Care
NAMI and 16 national organizations filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief to urge the District Court to overturn the ruling to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. -
Federal Judge Helps Protect People on Medicaid
U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled for the second time against taking Medicaid coverage away from people who do not meet work requirements.