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October 2006	Regulatory Changes to Medicaid Coverage of Rehab Services in the Works
October 2006	Press Parity Supporters to Sign "Bring-Parity-to-a-Vote" Petition
August 2006	Advocacy Needed on New Medicaid Citizenship Rule
July 2006	Congress Moves to Reject Cuts, Restore Mental Health Funding
June 2006	Legislation Needed to Fix New Medicaid Citizenship Documentation Requirement
May 2006	New Medicaid Requirement to Document Citizenship
May 2006	Insurance Bill Defeated in Senate, Budget Stalled in House
May 2006	Parity-Busting Bill Headed for Senate Vote This Week
April 2006	Grassroots Action Needed During Congressional April Recess
March 2006	Funding for Basic Services and Supports Is In Jeopardy
March 2006	Grassroots Help Needed to Win Pivotal Health-Funding Vote
March 2006	Major Health-Insurance Deregulation Bill Going to Senate Floor
March 2006	Grassroots Support Needed to Win Upcoming Health-Funding Vote
February 2006	Congress to Shape Next Budget, Critical Choices Loom
January 2006	January 31—CALL-CONGRESS DAY to Press "No" Vote!
January 2006	January 31—National Mental Health CALL-CONGRESS DAY
December 2005	Senators Nearly Defeat Medicaid Cuts, Force House to Re-Vote
December 2005	Advocates Hold Key to Reverse Dire Medicaid Cuts
November 2005	House Vote on Medicaid Cuts POSTPONED
November 2005	House Votes Tonight on Outrageous Medicaid Cuts!!!!
November 2005	Congress Moving Ahead on Legislation Cutting Medicaid
October 2005	Action Needed to Kill Non-Profit "Gag Rule" in Housing Bill
October 2005	Congressional Action to Cut Medicaid Is Imminent!!!
October 2005	Emergency Medicaid Relief Bill Needs More Support
September 2005	Emergency Medicaid Hurricane-Relief Bill Needs Support
September 2005	Katrina Temporarily Halts Threatened Medicaid-Cuts
August 2005	Administration Calls for Limiting Medicaid Rehab Services and Targeted Case Management
August 2005	August Presents Advocacy Opportunities on Pending Legislation
July 2005	Pressure Congress to Protect Medicaid Beneficiaries
July 2005	Assault on Access to Mental Health Care
June 2005	House Subcommittee Restored Funds for Section 811 Housing
June 2005	Call Your Representative: Vote "No" on the Paul Amendment!
May 2005	Round One of Budget Fight Comes to a Close
April 2005	House to Vote on Legislation Undermining State Parity Laws
April 2005	Battle to Preserve Medicaid Funding Moves to the House
March 2005	Senate Opposes Budget Cuts to Medicaid and Public Health
March 2005	Senate Vote on Enormous Medicaid Cuts As Early As Tuesday!!!!
March 2005	Congress Moving Forward on Legislation Undermining State Parity Laws
February 2005	President's Budget: More People With Mental Illness to Fall Through the Cracks
February 2005	President Proposes to Slash Medicaid With $60 Billion Cut
February 2005	Government Issues Final Rules for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
December 2004	Action Needed Now to Protect Medicaid
November 2004	Legislative Action Needed to Prevent 200,000 Children From Losing SCHIP Health Coverage
October 2004	Mental Health Treatment to Prevent Incarceration Wins House and Senate Approval
September 2004	Proposed Medicare Drug-Program Rules Fail to Protect Consumers; Dual Eligibles at Risk
September 2004	Medicare Drug Program Could Limit Consumers to Old Meds
August 2004	Medicaid Fiscal Relief Bills Introduced in House and Senate
July 2004	Senate-Passed Suicide-Prevention/Campus-Counseling Bill Needs Grassroots’ Boost
July 2004	House Takes First Step in Setting Funding Levels for Key Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs
May 2004	IDEA Reauthorization
May 2004	House to Vote on Association Health Plan Legislation Undermining State Mental Health Parity Laws
April 2004	Urge President to Renew the Call for Parity
April 2004	Press Senate for Action on Wellstone Parity Bill
March 2004	Medicaid Cuts Removed from Senate Budget Resolution
March 2004	Senate to Vote on Budget Plan Slashing $11 Billion from Medicaid
February 2004	Proposed Mental Health Funding Gains At Risk
December 2003	Help Expand Access to Affordable Housing: Endorse the National Housing Trust Fund
December 2003	House Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill
November 2003	NMHA Cannot Support Medicare Prescription Drug Agreement
November 2003	NMHA Wins Introduction of VA Supported-Employment Bill
November 2003	Senate Commitment to Take Up Wellstone Parity Bill
October 2003	Legislation to Help Avert Custody Relinquishment Needs Cosponsors and Personal Stories
October 2003	Action on Parity Targeted for Anniversary of Wellstone's Death
September 2003	Good News on Welfare Front: Tripartisan Bill Would Aid Recipients with Mental Illness
June 2003	Medicare Prescription Drug Bills Moving in Congress
June 2003	House Funding Panel Restores Mental Health Cuts
May 2003	Senate Passes $20 Billion in State Fiscal Relief
May 2003	U.S. Senate: State Fiscal Relief Urgently Needed!
April 2003	Parity Has Majority Support, But No Action Slated
April 2003	U.S. House of Representatives Set to Dismantle Education Protections for Children Who Have Emotional or Mental Disorders
March 2003	Congress Considering Deep Medicaid and Mental Health Cuts
March 2003	Senate Health Panel Must Take Up Parity Bill
March 2003	Urge Senators to Oppose Sutton Confirmation to Federal Bench
March 2003	New Parity Campaign Launched for 108th Congress
February 2003	NMHA Wins Gains in FY 03 Mental Health Funds
February 2003	Medicaid Restructuring Plan Threatens Consumers
February 2003	House to Act on Welfare Bill that Would Harm Recipients with Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse Disorders
February 2003	Omnibus Funding Package Nearing Endgame
February 2003	HHS, HUD and VA Launch $35 Million Joint Homeless Initiative
February 2003	Parity Bills Set for Introduction This Month
January 2003	Help Prevent State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Funds from Expiring
January 2003	Mental Health Parity Legislation About to Be Reintroduced
November 2002	Congress Defers Action on Full Parity, Extends 1996 Law
October 2002	Legislation to Increase Association Health Plans Would Undermine State Mental Health Parity Laws
October 2002	NMHA Survey Shows Broad Public Support for Parity
September 2002	FOA Needs Final Push in the Senate
September 2002	Key Housing Legislation -- Grassroots Support Needed
September 2002	Medicare Provider Bill Likely to be Enacted
September 2002	Urge House of Representatives to Pass Parity Bill, Hike Funding!
August 2002	August Recess: The Time Is Now to Engage Members of Congress
July 2002	Senate to Begin Debate on Prescription Drug Legislation This Week
July 2002	House Passes a Medicare Prescription Drug Bill
June 2002	Fourth of July Recess:  Celebrate Independence Day With Your Members of Congress
May 2002	President Supports Full Mental Health Parity
April 2002	House Parity Bill Needs More Co-sponsors
April 2002	New Time for June 6 Parity Rally on Capitol Hill
April 2002	Family Opportunity Act Awaits Senate Mark-Up
April 2002	Administration Proposes to Dilute Medical Privacy Protections
April 2002	NMHA Submits Testimony for FY 2003 Mental Health Funding Increases.
March 2002	Plan for Parity Rally and Capitol Hill Visits During Advocacy Day At 2002 Annual Conference
March 2002	Spring Recess:  Hunt for Cosponsors and Increased Funding
March 2002	Advocacy Needed on Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Bill
March 2002	First-Ever House Parity Hearing Signals Momentum
February 2002	Budget Leaves Mental Health System in Peril
February 2002	House of Reps Focus of Renewed Parity Battle
December 2001	First Session of 107th Congress Sees NMHA Goals Advance
December 2001	House Republican Conferees Kill Parity
December 2001	Parity: Keep the Pressure On!
December 2001	Don’t Let Leaders Thwart Majority’s Support for Parity
November 2001	Mental Health Parity Battle Underway
November 2001	Last Push Needed for Family Opportunity Act
November 2001	Senate-Passed Mental Health Parity Moves to the House
October 2001	Senate Adopts Mental Health Partiy Legislation
October 2001	Congress to Act Soon on $20 Billion Emergency-Response Funding Bill
October 2001	Senate Delivers Blow to Mental Health Funding
October 2001	National Emergency Slows Progress on Parity
September 2001	Statement to US Senate on Health Insurance
August 2001	The VA is Restricting Access to Needed Anti-Psychotic Medication to Veterans Across the Country!
August 2001	Napoleon Beazley Faces Execution
August 2001	Senate Committee Approves Parity Bill!
August 2001	Congress Going Home for the Last Time This Year
July 2001	Managed Care Reform Battle Moves to The House
July 2001	New Legislation Promotes Recovery from Mental Illness
July 2001	Education for Children with Disabilities is in Jeopardy!!
June 2001	The Fight for Real Managed Care Reform is Being Waged on the Senate Floor
June 2001	VA Programs for Veterans with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders
June 2001	Managed Care Reform Bill to Reach Senate Floor This Week: Support Needed Now!!!!!
May 2001	Homeless Veteran Reintegration Project Grants:
May 2001	Involvement in State Managed Care Planning/Reform
April 2001	Budget Would Cut Mental Health Programs
April 2001	RFP Released for the Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency Program
April 2001	NMHA Supports Patient Protection Legislation
March 2001	Family Opportunity Act Revived
March 2001	Mental Health Parity Bill, S. 543: LIFTOFF!!
March 2001	Mental Health Parity Bill, S. 543: LIFTOFF!!
March 2001	Domenici and Wellstone Introduce New Mental Health Parity Bill
March 2001	Consumer Rights Set Back with Supreme Court Decision and Hold on New Privacy Rules
March 2001	Parity of Health Benefits Under the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Now in Effect
March 2001	Bush’s Budget Blueprint Released to Congress:
March 2001	Borderline Mentally Retarded and Juvenile Offender Antonio Richardson Faces Execution In Missouri in Two Days
February 2001	Close the Cheltenham Juvenile Facility Now
February 2001	Medicaid Managed Care Regulations in Limbo
January 2001	Surgeon General Issues National Action Agenda for Children’s Mental Health
January 2001	End-of-Session Bills Provide Some Gains for People with Mental Health Needs
December 2000	FY 2001 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill Provides Unprecedented Gains for the Mental Health Block Grant and CMHS Demonstration
October 2000	The Medicaid Intensive Community Mental Health Treatment Act of 2000 is Introduced in Congress
October 2000	Mental Health Court Demonstration Program Wins Congressional Approval
September 2000	Congress Passes SAMHSA Reauthorization, Mental Health Early Intervention Bill Provisions and Other Key Measures
September 2000	Fight for the Family Opportunity Act Before Congress Adjourns Opportunity to Expand Medicaid for Children and Families
August 2000	Overview of The Ticket to Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
July 2000	Stealth Legislation that Compromises Substance Abuse Treatment Speeding Toward Enactment
June 2000	Juvenile Offender Gary Graham Scheduled for Execution
June 2000	Sens. Kennedy and Domenici Introduce the Mental Health Early Intervention, Treatment and Prevention Act of 2000
June 2000	Overview of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
June 2000	Senate Considers Child Protection/Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership Act Of 2000
June 2000	Family Opportunity Act of 2000 Introduced
June 2000	House Appropriation Approves $60 Million Increase for Mental Health Block Grant
June 2000	House Committee Holds Hearing on the Use of Ritalin and Children
June 2000	Senate Committee Approves Nearly $2 Billion Cut in SCHIP Appropriations
February 2000	President's Budget Includes Major Increases For Mental Health Programs
January 2000	Congress Returns in Late January
December 1999	Clinton Signs Work Incentive Bill
December 1999	OJJDP to Conduct Comprehensive Mental Health Study
December 1999	Jackson Lee Introduces Children's Mental Health Early Intervention Legislation
November 1999	House and Senate Pass Work Incentives Bill
November 1999	NMHA's Advocacy Produces Historic Funding Increases
October 1999	Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing On Seclusion & Restraint
October 1999	Clinton Approves FY2000 VA/HUD Appropriations Bill
October 1999	House Passes Work Incentives Bill
October 1999	FY 2000 Labor-HHS Appropriations Update:
October 1999	House Passes Patients Bill Of Rights Overwhelmingly & Senate Approves $70 Million For Mental Health Block
October 1999	Sen. Specter Initiates $850 Million Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
August 1999	Conferees Negotiate Final Punitive Juvenile Crime Bill NMHA's Mental Health Provisions Expected
July 1999	U.S. Senate Passes HMO Reform Bill "Consumer Protections" Are Full Of Holes
July 1999	VA Secretary and Under Secretary for Health Resign Posts!
July 1999	U.S. Senate To Debate Consumer Protection Legislation This Week
June 1999	People With Mental Illness To Live In The Community
June 1999	NMHA Successfully Amends A Very Bad House Juvenile Justice Crime Bill
June 1999	Senate Passes "Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999" By a Vote of 99-0!!!
June 1999	Oppose All "IDEA Amendments" to Juvenile Justice Crime Bills
May 1999	Mrs. Tipper Gore Reveals Her Battle With Major Clinical Depression
May 1999	The Social Security Work Incentives Bill Must Move in the Senate!!
May 1999	Senate Begins Consideration of Juvenile Justice Crime Legislation
May 1999	White House Conference on Mental Health Update
May 1999	NMHA Leads the Fight for Better Mental Health Care for Veterans
April 1999	NMHA Needs Your Help On Lieberman/Dodd Seclusion & Restraint Legislation
April 1999	Congress Focuses on Juvenile Justice Crime Legislation NMHA Seeks Support for the "Miller Mental Health Amendment"
April 1999	White House Conference on Mental Health is Set for June 7th
April 1999	House & Senate Introduce Seclusion And Restraint Legislation
March 1999	Senate Committee Approves Deeply Flawed Patient Protection Bill
March 1999	Social Security Work Incentives Bill Introduced In The House!!
March 1999	Social Security Work Incentives Bill Alive in the Senate!!
March 1999	Sen. Wellstone and Rep. Miller Introduce Comprehensive Mental Health Juvenile Justice Legislation
March 1999	President Clinton Releases Fiscal Year 2000 Budget
January 1999	President Clinton Announces New Disability Initiative To Remove The Barriers To Work!
January 1999	Tipper Gore Announces Major Mental Health Initiative
December 1998	Mental Health News Since Congress Adjourned
October 1998	1998 Overview on Housing/Disability Rights Legislation
October 1998	Punitive Juvenile Justice Legislation Dies
October 1998	Conferees Fail to Support Wellstone’s Prison Construction Funds Amendment
October 1998	IDEA "Disciplinary" Amendments Not Enacted Conference Agreement Recommends "GAO Study" as Compromise
October 1998	Congress Approves Omnibus Appropriations Bill
October 1998	Wellstone Prison Construction Funds Amendment in Jeopardy!
September 1998	SAMHSA and Center for Mental Health Services Indicate Key Findings on Spending for Mental Health and Substance Abuse
September 1998	Juvenile Justice Crime Legislation Gains Momentum
September 1998	Clinton Administration Takes Another Step Toward Mental Health Parity
September 1998	Social Security Work Incentives Bill Alive in the Senate!
August 1998	Congress Creates Task Force On Mental Illness In Response To U.S. Capitol Shootings
August 1998	Legislation Introduced To Assault The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
July 1998	U.S. Senate Redirects Prison Construction Money Into Juvenile And Adult Mental Health Treatment
July 1998	Managed Care Legislation To Be Considered By Congress Before August Recess
July 1998	Children’s Mental Health Services Program Get’s Another Increase NMHA Advocacy Plays A Key Role
June 1998	Bipartisan Effort To Force Congressional Vote On Managed Care Bill of Rights
June 1998	NMHA Organizes Congressional Pressure On Medicaid Managed Care
June 1998	Congress Contemplates Cutting Medicaid By Another $12 Billion
June 1998	Attacks On IDEA ’97 Disciplinary Compromise
May 1998	Deadline For State Children’s Health Insurance Program Plans Has Been Extended Until 1999
April 1998	SAMHSA Releases New Mental Health Parity Study
April 1998	Rep. Roukema, Rep. DeFazio & Rep. Wise Introduce Mental Health Parity Legislation
March 1998	New Legislation Threatens Community Housing for Individuals with Mental Illness
March 1998	SCHIP Alert: Health Care Financing Administration Approves Six
February 1998	President Clinton's Budget Contains Mixed News For Mental Health
February 1998	States Implementing State Children's Health Insurance Program
February 1998	New Studies Show That Mental Health Parity Is Affordable