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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. -
NAMI Speaks out Against Harmful Ruling
On Friday, December 14th, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional in the case Texas v. USA. NAMI is joining a group of 38 patient groups in speaking out against this ruling. -
NAMI Excited with New Opportunities to Improve Medicaid Mental Health Care (IMD)
Today, Secretary Alex Azar, U.S. Health & Human Services, announced that the Administration will allow states to apply for Medicaid waivers to pay for mental health treatment in inpatient settings known as IMDs, or institutions of mental disease. -
NAMI Urges People to #Vote4MentalHealth on Election Day
NAMI’s #Vote4MentalHealth campaign makes mental health part of the debate. NAMI encourages individuals to vote for candidates that support people with mental health conditions and their families. -
7 Health Organizations File Lawsuit Against the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Plan Final Rule
Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Mental Health America, American Psychiatric Association (APA), AIDS United, National Partnership for Women & Families, and Little Lobbyists today filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to invalidate the short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plan rule issued last month by three federal agencies. -
Health Information–Sharing Bill Passes House
We did it! Thanks to your advocacy, the House passed H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, yesterday with an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 357-57! -
Mental Health Parity at Risk
NAMI released a report highlighting the impossible barriers millions of Americans living with mental health and substance use disorders faced prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
Mental Health Parity at Risk
NAMI released a report highlighting the impossible barriers millions of Americans living with mental health and substance use disorders faced prior to passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
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.