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Letter to CMS Director on Medicare & Medication Access
Letter to CMS Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group Director Blackford, expressing concern about the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. -
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
Letter to Senators Blunt and Murray and Reps. DeLauro and Cole, expressing thanks for the bipartisan inclusion of $4.25 billion for mental health and substance use programs above and beyond regular FY 2021 spending in the COVID-19 relief portion of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. -
Letter to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Letter to HHS Secretary-Designate Becerra, requesting action to nullify the Medicaid 1115 work and community engagement requirements policy. -
Letter to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Letter to HHS Secretary-Designate Becerra, urging to rescind guidance (SMD 18-002) to state Medicaid programs regarding work and community engagement requirements upon taking office. -
NAMI is Concerned about Harmful Health Plans
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services proposed changes that would expand the sale of certain types of health insurance plans, called “short-term limited duration plans.” If finalized, this rule could negatively impact access to health and mental health care for people with mental illness. -
NAMI Opposes the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017
NAMI opposes the H.R. 620, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act of 2017 scheduled for vote Thursday Feb. 15. This bill would weaken the ADA, a law that ensures people with disabilities, including mental illness, have equal access to all areas of public life. -
Mental Health Deserves Equal Treatment
On Nov. 30, NAMI released its third nationwide parity report, The Doctor is Out, which found that despite the federal parity law, people lack the same access to mental health providers as they have for other medical providers.
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Who Knew Tax Reform Impacted Mental Health?
Tell Congress that tax reform shouldn’t harm people with mental illness. -
A SAMHSA–Sponsored Webinar: “Parity: Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care”
Join NAMI for a webinar that will explore the current status of federal parity law and share tools that were developed by the White House and SAMHSA to help ensure people get the right care at the right time. -
Mental Health on Capitol Hill Update
The White House has announced plans that would make significant changes to mental health coverage. Meanwhile, congressional leaders are working toward reauthorizing the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and have forged a tentative bipartisan agreement to stabilize the insurance markets.