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    Letter to Congressional leadership elevating several key patient community priorities for the 119th Congress, including improving access to high-quality, affordable insurance coverage, and ensuring Medicaid remains accessible, affordable, and adequate.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250124LettertoCongressionalLeadershiponMedicaidHealthCoverage.pdf (opens in new tab)
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    Regulatory comment to HHS in support of Wisconsin’s Medicaid waiver amendment that would waive the IMD exclusion policy in Wisconsin.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250121RegulatoryCommenttoHHSonMedicaidCrisisServices.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Letter to Trump Administration on Medicaid and Mental Health Funding

    Letter to President Trump on the first day of the new administration urging the President to protect, preserve, and strengthen Medicaid.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250120LettertoTrumpAdministrationonMedicaidMHFunding.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicaid

    Letter to Congressional leadership on the first day of the 119th Congress, urging them to protect, preserve, and strengthen Medicaid.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250103LettertoCongressionalLeadershiponMedicaidMHFunding.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Social Supports

    Regulatory comment in support of Maryland’s request to use Medicaid to expand the Assistance in Community Integration Services pilot program.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20241225RegulatoryCommenttoHHSonMedicaidSocialSupports.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • NAMI-led Regulatory Comment to the FCC on Proposed Rule for Georouting Texts to 988

    Regulatory comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of organizations in the Reimagine Crisis partnership, voicing support for the FCC’s proposed rule to implement georouting for texts to 988, so that text messages sent to the 988 Lifeline can be routed to the nearest call center.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241220RegulatoryCommenttoFCConCrisisServices2.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Regulatory Comment to the FCC in Response to Their Proposed Rule on Georouting Texts to 988

    Regulatory comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to proposed rules to implement georouting for texts to 988, so that text messages sent to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can be routed to the nearest crisis call center.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241220RegulatoryCommenttoFCConCrisisServices.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Regulatory Comment on Medicaid and Social Supports

    Regulatory comments to Secretary Becerra in support of Florida’s Medicaid demonstration amendment requesting authority to expand the Behavioral Health and Supportive Housing Assistance pilot into to new regions.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20241214RegulatoryCommenttoCMSonMedicaidandSocialSupports.pdf (opens in new tab)
  • Letter to Congressional Leadership on Health Coverage and Medicaid

    Letter urging Congressional leadership to consider key patient community priorities as they contemplate an end of year package and legislative agenda.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20241210LettertoCongressionalLeadershiponHealthCoverageMedicaid.pdf (opens in new tab)
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    Letter urging Congressional Budget Committees to protect Medicaid next year, including as part of any budget reconciliation process.
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    https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241210LettertoCongressionalCommitteeLeadershiponMedicaid.pdf (opens in new tab)
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