2021

Letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership expressing support for the Behavioral Health Workforce for the Future Act recently released in a bipartisan discussion draft form by the Senate Finance Committee.

Letter to Senate leadership, expressing support for a modified version of the Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act (S.2425) as a part of SAHMSA program reauthorization.

Letter to Congressional leadership urging prioritization of crisis services funding and policy changes to cover crisis services in Medicaid and Medicare in any 2022 year-end package.

Letter to Congressional leadership, urging the enactment of Medicare mobile crisis intervention services in the Medicare program in the end-of-the-year legislative package.

Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra, commenting in favor of New Hampshire's Medicaid waiver extension request.

Letter to Attorney General Garland and DEA Administrator Milgram, urging action to ensure patients are able to continue receiving treatment where and when they need it once the PHE ends and until the promulgation of the Special Registration for Telemedicine Rules.

Letter to President Biden, urging the Administration to convene a summit of stakeholders from across the health care system to identify immediate and long-term solutions on the issue of emergency room boarding.

Regulatory comments to CMS, on the proposed rule, Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes.

Letter to Congressional leadership, urging immediate action to assure that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has the resources it needs through the FY23 President’s budget request to restore staffing after two years of record-high attrition.

Regulatory comments to CMS Administrator Brooks-Lasure, urging CMS to rescind 42 CFR §433.400 and no longer allow states to reduce Medicaid benefits or modify beneficiary cost-sharing while the state receives the enhanced FMAP.