NAMI works with policymakers to advance priority issues and ensure that the voice of people affected by mental illness is considered in policymaking. Read NAMI’s recent letters to federal leaders, submitted comments and testimony and other resources.
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Letter to Missouri Governor on Criminal Justice
03/13/2024
Letter to Missouri Governor Parson, asking for Brian Dorsey's death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Dorsey's severe psychiatric symptoms and egregiously inadequate legal representation.
Letter to CMS and HHS on Medicare and Criminal Justice
01/18/2024
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra and CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure asking CMS to change Medicare’s custody definition to ensure access to health insurance coverage for older adults and people with disabilities who are not subject to institutional confinement.
Regulatory Comment on Health Coverage and Crisis Services
01/08/2024
Regulatory comment to Treasury Secretary Yellen, Secretary Becerra, and CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025 Proposed Rule, focusing on the need to encourage state coverage of crisis response services as an Essential Health Benefit.
Regulatory Comment on Health Coverage
01/08/2024
Regulatory comment to Treasury Secretary Yellen, HHS Secretary Becerra, and CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025 Proposed Rule, offering recommendations to address specific provisions of the proposed rule.
Statement on Health Coverage
12/19/2023
Statement applauding the Department of Labor’s newly proposed rule strengthening consumer protections in association health plans (AHPs).