NACBHDD is the only national voice for county and local behavioral health and developmental disability authorities in Washington, DC. Through education, policy analysis, and advocacy, NACBHDD brings the unique perspective of our members to Congress and the Executive Branch and promotes national policies that recognize and support the critical role counties play in caring for people affected by mental illness, addiction, and developmental disabilities.
NACBHDD is also an active partner in efforts to improve access to, funding for, and quality of behavioral health services, especially those that serve the most vulnerable in our communities. Key issues include: protecting Medicaid coverage, ending the stigma of mental illness, better treatment for veterans, achieving parity in insurance coverage for behavioral health care, affordable housing and vocational training for those with mental illness or developmental disabilities, and many more.
newsletter NACBHDD Working With NACo on Platforms Around Medicaid, SAMHSA Funding The NACBHDD Board will meet July 10 and 11 in Kansas City, Missouri, immediately before the National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and Exposition, July 11-15....NACBHDD Board President Leon Evans says that "We are at the point right now, at the national state and local level, that funding will continue to be an issue that we have to work together at the community level to keep all legislators informed about the unintended consequences of these funding cuts." |
legislative issues Medicaid Moratoria Late Thursday evening, June 26, the Senate passed a supplemental appropriations bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Included in the domestic spending amendment was language that contained moratoria to delay implementation of six Medicaid regulations. Since this latest version of the bill was a compromise with the Administration, the President is expected to sign the bill once it reaches his desk. The regulations included in the bill: |
conferences NACBHDD's 2008 Annual Legislative Conference was a great success! This year's confernece in Washington, DC featured presentations from SAMHSA and CMS directors, key Congressional committee staff, our colleagues in other national associations, and Representatives Henry Waxman (CA) and Patrick Kennedy (RI). |
