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 Congressional Leadership on Mental Health Workforce
09/08/2022
Letter to Congressional leadership, expressing support for H.R. 8151 and S. 3479, the Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act, which strengthens federal support for community health workers in medically underserved communities.
Letter to HHS Secretary on COVID-19
08/25/2022
Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra, requesting that the Department of Health and Human Services takes proactive steps to integrate mental health and substance use throughout the operations of the newly-formed the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Letter to Congressional Bill Sponsors on Medicare & Medicaid
07/11/2022
Letter to Senators Brown and Portman, in support of the "All-Inclusive Medicare-Medicaid (AIM) Program for Full-Benefit Dual Eligible Individuals Act," which would create of a new permanent option for states to integrate program financing, administration, eligibility processes, and benefits for dual-eligibles.