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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 HHS Secretary on Health Equity
09/06/2023
Letter expressing reservations about the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Advisory Committee recommendation to not designate people with disabilities as a “health disparity population.”
Statement on Medicaid
08/21/2023
Statement on Medicaid unwinding, encouraging all states to take steps to ensure that patients have ample opportunity to respond to redetermination requests, and to minimize disruptions in their health coverage.
Regulatory Comment to HHS on Medicaid
07/28/2023
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Becerra in support of Illinois' Medicaid 1115 waiver amendment and urging its approval by CMS.
Statement on Medicaid
07/28/2023
Statement in response to the release of CMS' first monthly data report about the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirements, urging the administration to take immediate action to protect healthcare coverage for millions of Americans.
Regulatory Comment to HHS on Mental Health Funding
07/27/2023
Regulatory Comment to Secretary Becerra, offering recommendations for the 2025 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP), the annual rule governing the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Letter to Missouri Governor on Criminal Justice
07/26/2023
Letter to Missouri Governor Parson, asking for Johnny Johnson's death sentence to be commuted to life without parole, given Mr. Johnson's persistent and profound mental illness and developmental disabilities.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding
07/26/2023
Letter to House and Senate appropriators asking for a 5% set aside to be included in the Community Mental Health Services Block (MHBG) for prevention and early intervention.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Mental Health Funding
07/21/2023
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors in support of the Barriers to Suicide Act of 2023, which will help communities install barriers and nets on bridges through a competitive grant program.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Child and Adolescent Mental Health
07/18/2023
Letter to Senate Commerce Committee leadership in support of the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1409), which would establish a duty of care for social media companies to protect minors from mental health harms, as well as several additional measures to transform the digital environment for children and teens.
Letter to Congressional Committee Leadership on Mental Health Funding and Crisis Services
07/17/2023
Letter to Congressional Appropriations Committee leaders, urging Congress to continue to make mental health care a national priority and to build on FY 2023 appropriations for 988 and mobile crisis response to meet the expected continued growth in demand.
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