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Sign-On Letters

NASW signs on to letters with coalition partners to demonstrate unity on an issue and to push for change.

2024 Sign-On Letters

NASW signs onto letter with Families USA to urge Congress to pass hospital price and billing transparency to lower health care costs (11/13/2024)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional leaders expressing our strong support for the Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (H.R. 5819/S. 1378) (11/12/2024)
NASW signs onto letter to the Biden Administration and Congressional leaders urging them to ensure that relief comes to farm workers in an upcoming disaster relief package (10/30/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congressional leaders to include the COMPLETE Care Act (S. 1378/H.R. 5819) in an end-of-year package (10/28/2024)
NASW signs onto letter encouraging the Working Families Tax Team to use the 2025 tax negotiations as an opportunity to meaningfully and permanently improve the Child Tax Credit (10/15/2025)
NASW signs onto letter to Ways and Means Tax Teams urging them to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (10/15/2024)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter expressing our strong support for the bipartisan Stabilization to Prevent (STOP) Suicide Act (H.R.9577) 10/09/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging the Department of Education to extend the deadlines for the on-ramp protections and Fresh Start program (9/19/2024)
NASW joins comments on Patient Navigation provisions in the CY2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule with the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (9/09/2024)
NASW signs onto letter in support of the Physician Fee Schedule digital therapeutics proposal (09/09/2024)
NASW signs onto letter opposing budget process reforms that would lead to deeper cuts in domestic and international appropriations (09/06/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging the House Energy & Commerce Committee to hold a full committee markup of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (09/6/2024)
NASW signs onto PARCA Letter urging the Biden Administration to promulgate rulemaking on Provider Nondiscrimination (8/13/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congress to support 12-month continuous eligibility for adults in Medicaid and CHIP through the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act (08/13/2024)
NASW signs onto letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee urging them to protect current funding levels for the Internal Revenue Service in the FY2025 Financial Services and General Government bill (7/30/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter urging appropriators to provide funding for reviewing health plans’ parity compliance analyses (06/26/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congressional leaders to fully appropriate non-defense discretionary programs and avoid poison pill riders (06/25/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging President Biden to create an Office of Caregiver Health (6/20/2024)
NASW signs onto letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee urging passage of the Telemental Health Care Access Act (6/18/2024)
NASW signs onto letter expressing concern and opposition to the FY2025 Financial Services and General Government proposal that would make deep cuts to IRS funding and prevent the IRS from implementing its Direct File program (6/12/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter urging the Appropriations Committee leadership to approve the full authorized level of tobacco user fees and oppose any efforts to weaken or alter FDA’s authority over tobacco products through the FY 25 appropriations process (6/7/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging funding for public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention in FY 2025 (6/3/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging the Committee on Energy and Commerce to bring the bipartisan Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 7890) up for markup (5/31/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition comment letter to USDA on the CACFP “serious deficiency” proposed rule (5/21/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition comment letter to the Department of Education on their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to provide student loan debt relief using available authorities under the Higher Education Act (5/17/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (5/16/2024)
NASW signs onto letter urging the Energy and Commerce Committee to advance KOSA and COPPA 2.0 to a markup session (5/14/2024)
NASW signs onto Appropriations Leaders urging funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Determinants of Health program (5/14/2024)
NASW signs onto LCCR letter urging House leaders to oppose H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act, and any future efforts to ask about citizenship status on the decennial census and to exclude noncitizens from the apportionment counts (5/7/2024)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter supporting S. 3921/H.R.4892, the Medicaid Bump Act (5/1/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter urging full funding for IDEA (4/29/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter to Congressional leaders urging them to Address the Shortages of School Mental Health Professionals in FY2025 (4/25/2024)
NASW signs onto letter thanking Congress for supporting the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program and seeking restoration of funding in FY2025 (4/23/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter opposing the Farm Bill for rescinding the necessary updates to the Thrifty Food Plan (4/22/2024)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter in support of the CONNECT Act (H.R.6928) which seeks to improve crisis response services (4/8/2024)
NASW signs onto MHLG FY2025 Appropriations Recommendations (3/27/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter to the Houseand Senate urging Increased Funding for CDC’s Office on Smoking & Health in FY25 (3/25/2024)
NASW signs onto Community Catalyst & UnidosUS letter to CMS with more than 115 groups urging the Biden administration to minimize coverage losses during Medicaid Unwinding in 2024 (3/12/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter supporting the Alternatives to PAIN Act (H.R. 7142/S. 3832) (3/5/2024)
NASW signs onto letter opposing the SNAP restriction pilots (3/1/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter urging Senate and House Leadership to oppose the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 (H.R. 5779 / S. 3262) (2/27/2024)
NASW signs onto ABC Coalition letter urging Senate leaders to keep CTC provisions in the tax package (2/26/2024)
NASW signs onto ABC Coalition letter urging Senate leaders to keep strong Child Tax Credit provisions in the tax package (2/9/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter requesting that the Department of Education immediately establish a fourth session for the Student Loan Debt Relief negotiated rulemaking (1/18/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter voicing our opposition to the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act, H.R. 6914 (1/18/2024)
NASW signs onto coalition letter on Final FY24 Appropriations Bills (1/9/2024)
NASW signs onto NDD United Letter Regarding FY24 Topline Negotiations (1/8/2024)

2023 Sign-On Letters

Previous Sign-On Letters

2022

2021

NASW signs on to Caring Across Generations coalition letter to Support Swift Passage of the Build Back Better Act (12/16/2021)
NASW National along with 26 NASW Chapters signs onto letter by over 450 organizations to Senators urging passage of the Build Back Better Act (12/13/2021)
NASW National along with 50 NASW Chapters sign onto the Student Borrower Protection Center coalition letter urging President Biden to Delay Restarting Student Loan Payments (12/8/2021)
NASW signs onto letters to 21 commercial insurance payors urging them to support continued coverage for tele-mental health services in line with the PHE declaration for all ambulatory levels of care—partial hospitalization program, intensive outpatient program and outpatient program (12/8/2021)
- Aetna, Inc.
- Always Health Partners
- AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- AmeriHealth New Jersey
- AmeriHealth Pennsylvania
- Anthem, Inc.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Beacon Health Options
- Centene Corporation
- Cigna Corporation
- Independence Blue Cross
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
- Magellan Health
- New Directions Behavioral Health
- Optum, Inc.
- Oscar Health
- Tufts Health Plan & Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- United Healthcare
NASW signs on to Declaration for American Democracy coalition letter urging Senators to Delay Recess to Pass Federal Voting Rights (12/2/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with Families USA and over 200 organizations to thank the House for passing the Build Back Better Act and urging swift passage in the Senate (11/30/2021)
NASW signs on to letter to Senate opposing the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021 which would exempt some cigars from FDA oversight (11/29/2021)
NASW signs on to letter to House opposing the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2021 which would exempt some cigars from FDA oversight (11/29/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional leadership urging them to extend the 3.75% payment adjustment for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule through at least the 2022 calendar year (11/29/2021)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter to the Senate Finance Committee recommending policy options aimed at alleviating barriers to accessing evidence-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment for both adults and children (11/15/2021)
NASW signs onto BHIT Coalition letter responding to the Request for Information from the Senate Finance Committee on Addressing Unmet Mental Health Needs (11/10/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with 60 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Partners with FY2023 budget request for the CDC Office on Smoking and Health (11/10/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners urging them to update the NAIC Market Regulation Handbook to include a tool that reflects current law related to mental health parity and addiction equity (11/3/2021)
NASW signs onto letter supporting inclusion Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Collection on Census's Household Pulse Survey (10/15/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging the Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act (S. 2747) (10/14/2021)
NASW signs onto CSOO and MHLG letter to Senators Wyden and Crapo urging them to extend the Federal Parity Act to Medicare, all of Medicaid, and to TRICARE (10/13/2021)
NASW signs onto CSOO and MHLG letter to Senators Bennet and Cornyn urging them to support extending the Federal Parity Act to Medicare, to all of Medicaid, and to TRICARE (10/8/2021)
NASW signs onto BHIT Coalition letter in response to Senators Bennet and Cornyn’s Request for Information regarding "A Bold Vision for America’s Mental Well-being" (10/8/2021)
NASW signs on to Opportunity Starts at Home coalition letter urging Congress prioritize robust investments in the Build Back Better Act for housing vouchers, public housing, and the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) (10/6/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congress to include the Unemployment Insurance Improvement Act in final Build Back Better Legislation (10/6/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congress to enact a universal, comprehensive paid leave policy as part of the Build Back Better package (10/1/2021)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter to Senators Murray, Wyden, Burr, and Crapo urging them to support the Behavioral Health Crisis Services Expansion Act (S. 1902) (9/29/2021)
NASW signs on to Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights coalition letter urging Representatives to support the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) (9/23/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congress retain LGBTQI+ inclusive language in final Build Back Better legislation (9/22/2021)
NASW signs on to letter calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to enact bold legislation to lower prescription drug prices for all Americans (9/22/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to the Secretary of Education urging him to take administrative action to ensure that all public service workers who have completed a decade of service receive the debt relief they were promised (9/22/2021)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter supporting funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the continuing resolution (9/17/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with the American Academy of Pediatrics asking Congress to support 12-month continuous Medicaid and CHIP eligibility for children (9/14/2021)
NASW signs onto behavioral health letter urging CMS to ensure CAHs, RHCs, FQHCs, and other providers are all equipped to fully leverage telehealth and that they are able to bill for clinically equivalent services the same way they would an in-person service (9/13/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging CMS Administrator to finalize the proposed audio-only modifier (9/13/2021)
NASW signs on to letter to HELP Chairwoman Murray regarding Department of Labor Parity Fines (9/10/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health urging Congressional action to address climate change and protect health (9/8/2021)
NASW signs on to Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights coalition letter urging Congress to make the child tax credit (CTC) and earned income tax credit (EITC) permanent (9/7/2021)
NASW signs on to letter to Congressional leaders expressing strong support for the Evaluating Disparities and Outcomes of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Emergency Act of 2021 (H.R. 4770) (8/23/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with the Alliance for Aging Research urging social media companies to remove or correct disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines (8/11/2021)
NASW signs onto CAAPS position statement on Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria (ROGD) (7/26/2021)
NASW along with 430 organizations signs on to letter to congressional leadership requesting telehealth permanence beyond the Public Health Emergency (7/26/2021)
NASW signs on to support the Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition (7/16/2021)
NASW signs on to Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter opposing efforts to weaken FDA’s authority over tobacco products in the House appropriations bill (6/30/2021)
NASW signs onto joint statement led by AAC&U, the AAUP, the AHA, and PEN America about legislative efforts to restrict education about racism and American history (6/16/2021)
NASW joins letter to Senators Durbin and Collins with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids coalition in support of legislation to make Veterans Health Administration smoke-free (6/7/2021)
NASW joins letter to Representatives Wenstrup and Underwood with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids coalition in support of legislation to make Veterans Health Administration smoke-free (6/7/2021)
NASW signs onto organizational letter supporting California's AB 988 – The Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act (6/1/2021)
NASW signs onto letter of support to Senators for the Equality Act (5/13/2021)
NASW signs on to toolkit from the Habilitation Benefits Coalition that assists states to review their benchmark plan design for habilitative and rehabilitative services (4/28/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to support Community Assistance Program (CAP) funding for FY22 (4/26/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging Congress to Address the Shortages of School Mental Health and Other Specialized Instructional Support Personnel in FY2022 (4/26/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional Leaders supporting FY 2022 funding for the CDC's Social Determinants of Health Program (4/26/2021)
NASW signs onto letter seeking permanent improvements to CTC, EITC and CDCTC (4/16/2021)
NASW signs onto letter urging President Biden to cancel federal student loan debt immediately (4/13/2021)
NASW signs onto letter Calling on the Secretary of Education to Cancel Student Debt for All Public Service Workers with 10 or More Years of Service (4/12/2021)
NASW signs on to Habilitation Benefits Coalition letter to HHS Secretary Becerra to preserve rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices as essential health benefits (4/6/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to the Administration urging them to make permanent the Child Tax Credit expansions (3/29/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional leadership urging them to support the Congressional Review Act challenge to OCC “fake lender” predatory lending rule (3/22/2021)
NASW signs onto letter to thank the President and Vice President for reaching the goal of $50 billion in child care relief and urge them to prioritize building the child care and early education infrastructure (3/19/2021)
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee to support funding for CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (3/17/2021)
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee to support funding for CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (3/17/2021)
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Coalition letter to support the Quit Because of COVID-19 Act and increase coverage of tobacco cessation treatments under Medicaid and CHIP (3/17/2021)
NASW signs onto letter expressing our strong support for the bipartisan Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act or the Nutrition CARE Act (H.R. 1551/S. 584) (3/17/2021)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter to support Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act (3/12/2021)
NASW signs on to letter requesting support for maternal mental health in the FY22 Appropriations (3/11/2021)
NASW joins major health, education and social service professional organizations in an open letter calling for lawmakers in states to oppose bills that target LGBTQ people, and transgender youth in particular (3/5/2021)
NASW signs on to letter urging the FDA to ban flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes (3/3/2021)
NASW signs on to House and Senate letters to advocate for Medicare Payment Issues (2/22/2021)
NASW signs on to letter supporting the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (2/22/2021)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter supporting the Temporary Reciprocity to Ensure Access to Treatment (TREAT) Act (H.R. 708/S.168) (2/22/2021)
NASW joins Families USA, Community Catalyst, and over 200 organizations to support the American Rescue Plan (2/18/2021)
NASW joins NASISP letter of support for the Keeping our Pact and Save Educators Jobs Acts (2/9/2021)
NASW signs on to Child Nutrition Forum/National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) Joint Sign-On Statement for COVID-19 Recovery Priorities (2/5/2021)
NASW signs on to letter requesting Congress to enact no less than President Biden's American Rescue Plan (2/4/2021)
NASW signs on to letter with over 100 organizations urging HHS to take immediate action to rescind Medicaid work requirements (1/25/2021)
NASW joins coalition letter urging President-elect Biden to cancel federal student loan debt on day one (1/15/2021)
NASW endorses climate change, health, and equity priorities for the Biden Harris Administration (1/2021)
NASW signs on to Consensus Principles on Telehealth Across State Lines (1/2021)

2020

NASW signs on to letter to the Department of Health and Human Services requesting Access to COVID-19 Vaccine for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Providers and Consumers (12/18/2020)
NASW signs on to letter thanking Senators for introducing S. 5007, the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020, a bill to halt pending Medicare payment cuts resulting from the finalized evaluation and management (E/M) code changes (12/14/2020)
NASW signs on to Families USA letter with more than 320 organizations to outline health priorities for the Biden-Harris administration (12/10/2020)
NASW signs on to Community Catalyst letter with 90+ organizations to urge the Biden-Harris administration to select HHS nominees and appointees that are committed to health equity and working with underserved communities (12/9/2020)
NASW signs on to Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw the proposed rule Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely (SUNSET) (SUNSET) (12/4/2020)
NASW signs on to letter urging Congress to enact legislation before the end of the year that includes a technical correction addressing the tax treatment of loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) (12/3/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to House and Senate Committees on Appropriations requesting funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health (12/2/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to Congressional leaders urging to provide the maximum increase possible in funding for IDEA (12/1/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to eliminate the Medicaid Estate Recovery program (11/27/2020)
NASW joins over 230 organizations in urging President-elect Biden to cancel federal student loan debt on day one (11/18/2020)
NASW joins Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids coalition letter to the FDA requesting prohibition of menthol cigarettes (11/9/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to Senate leadership urging passage of the bipartisan H.R. 4996, the Helping MOMS Act (10/28/2020
NASW signs letter encouraging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to move forward with the telemedicine special registration process that would enable clinicians, Community Mental Health Centers and addiction treatment facilities to prescribe MAT to patients with OUD employing telemedicine technology. (10/26/2020)
NASW signs onto MHLG letters asking Governors to enact executive orders on coverage for tele-mental health services through the end of 2021 (10/20/2020)
- Alabama
- Florida
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
NASW signs on to Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation letter urging CMS to provide Medicare coverage of hearing, speech, swallowing, & cognitive services provided via telehealth during the COVID-19 PHE (10/2/2020)
NASW signs onto support letter for the Eating Disorders Prevention in School Act (H.R. 6703) (9/30/2020)
NASW signs on to UsAgainstAlzheimer’s open statement calling for a national prevention goal for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (9/29/2020)
NASW signs onto letter expressing strong support for S.4211, the Facilitating Reforms that Offer Necessary Telehealth in Every Rural (FRONTIER) Community Act (9/25/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter, published as an ad in the Wall Street Journal, urging federal health care agencies to base decision making regarding COVID-19 on scientific evidence rather than on politics (9/22/2020)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter thanking the sponsors for introducing the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4349) (9/22/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to USDA regarding extending the waivers which allow for the continued operation of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO) (9/21/2020)
NASW signs onto letter requesting the inclusion of $3.5M funding for a “Maternal Mental Health Hotline” within the Fiscal Year 2021 LHHS Senate appropriations package (9/8/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to California Governor Newsom urging he sign SB 855 to increase access to MH/SUD care by ensuring that health plans cover medically necessary care (9/6/2020)
NASW supports the Medicaid Reentry Act, which would allow Medicaid to finance health care (including physical, mental health, and substance use disorder care) in the last 30 days of incarceration, improving continuity of care and health outcomes for people returning to the community from jails and prison (8/14/2020)
NASW signs on to Big Table Phase IV Revised Letter to Congressional Leaders (8/6/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging Congress to include the Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act (H.R. 7499) in next pandemic relief package (8/3/2020)
NASW signs on to letter Endorsing Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act (H.R. 7663) (8/3/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging Congress to pass legislation that would improve Internet and broadband access for older adults (7/30/2020)
NASW signs on to LCCR letter urging Congress to pass the VRAA and election protection components of the HEROES Act (7/28/2020)
NASW signs on to letter in response to the Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act (7/28/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG Letter to urge Congressional leaders to advance S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives as quickly as possible (7/22/2020)
NASW signs on to letter urging Congressional leaders to include the Pandemic TANF Assistance Act in the next COVID-19 relief package (7/20/2020)
NASW signs on to LCCR letter asking Senators to follow principles for COVID-19 legislation (7/20/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging Congress to include provisions requiring the federal government to pay COBRA premiums for workers unemployed or underemployed because of the pandemic in the next COVID-19 stimulus package (7/9/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging House and Senate appropriators to support fiscal year 2021 funding for the Lifespan Respite Care Program (7/2/2020)
NASW signs on to letter urging Congressional leaders to address the needs of our most vulnerable communities being hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic in increasing COVID-19 testing (6/29/2020)
NASW signs onto multi-stakeholder telehealth letter to Congress, signed by 340 organizations from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia (6/29/2020)
NASW signs on Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reject Oklahoma's "SoonerCare 2.0" application for the Healthy Adult Opportunity Medicaid demonstration program (6/26/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the House Ways and Means Committee to reject liability immunity for long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic (6/24/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to Congressional leaders asking them to waive the budget neutrality requirements for the finalized evaluation and management (E/M) code proposal (6/18/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to maintain Medicare enrollment policies throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency (6/17/2020)
NASW signs on to the COVID-19 Mental Health Research Act (H.R. 6645). H.R. 6645, supporting research on the mental health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19. (6/10/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Senate leadership to oppose granting immunity for nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (5/28/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter strenuously objecting to the administration's exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to implement indefinite, illegal and life-threatening restrictions on humanitarian protections at the southern U.S. border (5/27/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter to CMS Administrator Verma urging that new telehealth policies be made permanent (5/22/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG Support Letter for the bipartisan Health Care Protection Act (H.R. 6810) (5/21/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging Congress to increase federal funds for Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic (5/20/2020)
NASW signs on to Compassion & Choices letter to HHS to oppose CMS waiver of the Advance Directive regulation (5/20/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to Congress urging cosponsorship of The Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020, H.R. 6561 (5/18/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional leaders urging them to include The Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2020 (H.R. 6561) in any further iterations of legislation to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (5/18/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to Congressional leaders supporting the Essential Worker Pandemic Compensation Act of 2020 (5/15/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Congress to provide immediate funding to prevent the default of the U.S. Postal Service, which has been critical for many populations during the COVID-19 pandemic (5/14/2020)
NASW signs on to open letters urging the House and the Senate to oppose proposals to cut, defer, or suspend Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes in the next COVID-19 relief bill (5/14/2020 & 5/29/20)
NASW signs onto NELP letter with 224 groups to the DOL urging revised guidance on returning to suitable work (5/12/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter urging Congress to include policies and funding for suicide prevention and youth mental health in the next COVID-19 package (5/11/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose granting immunity for nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (5/11/2020)
NASW signs American Academy of Pediatrics letter asking Congress to protect and strengthen Medicaid & CHIP (5/11/2020)
NASW signs onto MHLG letter expressing support for the Health Care at Home Act, H.R. 6644 (5/11/2020)
NASW signs on to letter urging the Department of Justice and 18 Republican state attorneys general to withdraw the lawsuit that would invalidate the Affordable Care Act (5/6/2020)
NASW signs onto letter to the HRSA Administrator regarding implementation of the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Workforce Training Demonstration (5/6/2020)
NASW signs letter to HHS with Trust for America’s Health, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, and 250 organizations urging collection and reporting of detailed demographic data about COVID-19 patients (5/4/2020)
NASW signs letter to Congressional leaders with over 250 organizations urging collection and reporting of detailed demographic data about COVID-19 patients to address health disparities (5/4/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Congress to take action on behalf of older adults, particularly older adults of color with low incomes, during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/30/2020)
NASW signs on to Voices for Non-Opioid Choices letter to Congress encouraging higher utilization of non-opioid analgesics post-surgery as outlined in the NOPAIN Act (4/30/2020)
NASW signs onto open letter to Congress urging passage of the COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 (4/29/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement federal policy changes on behalf of nursing home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/28/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter supporting the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act, S. 3517/H.R. 6487) (4/24/2020)
NASW joins Families USA and over 400 organizations in letter to Congress to share policy priorities to protect health during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/23/2020)
NASW joins MHLG letter to House and Senate leadership urging the creation of a federal COBRA subsidy program for Americans who have lost health insurance coverage (4/23/2020)
NASW joins letter with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and 50 organizations to ask FDA to publicly disclose new tobacco products that are under review (4/23/2020)
NASW joins 170 national, state and local LGBTQ+ and allied organizations on a letter to health and policy leaders highlighting the importance of measures to prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 treatment and prevention (4/21/2020)
NASW joins the American Psychiatric Association (APA) , the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and over 40 interdisciplinary organizations in submitting a letter to Congressional leadership for COVID-19 seeking relief funding which targets at risk individuals incarcerated in the nation's jails and prisons (4/20/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Congressional leaders to include provisions to fortify the long-term financial stability of physician and non-physician practices across the health care delivery system in the COVID-19 response (4/17/2020)
NASW signs on to NEA letter urging Congress to include student loan debt cancellation in any future COVID-19 relief package (4/16/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to discourage health care rationing based on age or disability during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/16/2020)
NASW signs on to SSBG Coalition letter urging Congress to increase funding to the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) by $4.1 billion to respond to the growing needs of older people, children and families, and people with disabilities in the midst of COVID-19 (4/15/2020)
NASW signs on to ASAE letter urging Congress for additional association relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic (4/14/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding: COVID-19 pandemic results in government to ration treatment (4/13/2020)
NASW signs on to PARCA letter to Congressional leaders requesting relief for non physician providers in the next COVID-19 package (4/13/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to Congressional leaders demanding $4 billion in election assistance (4/13/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to Congressional leaders urging them to act immediately to provide crucial support to families facing the stress and disruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, by equipping the child welfare system with the tools it needs to handle the crisis (4/10/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging CMS to facilitate enrollment in marketplace plans and Medicare during COVID-19 (4/9/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter urging Congress to implement changes on behalf of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic (4/8/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to OMB requesting extension for poverty measures' comment period in light of COVID-19 (4/8/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organization letter urging the federal government to provide automatic payments to Supplemental Security Income enrollees and people who receive benefits from the Veterans Administration (4/3/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to HHS and CMS urging them to immediately expand Medicare coverage of telehealth to allow audio-only communications and waive the current Medicare requirement for audio-video connecting during the COVID-19 public health emergency (4/3/2020)
NASW signs on to letter urging Senate Appropriators to fund the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Grant Program at a level of $10 million (4/1/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to top 10 private health insurance companies urging insurers to waive all patient costs for care associated with COVID-19 (4/1/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Congress to include paid sick leave for family caregivers of people with disabilities and older adults in the third coronavirus stimulus package (3/27/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter to Congress urging flexibility in state telebehavioral health coverage (3/25/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners urging states to temporarily lift restrictions on telebehavioral health (3/25/2020)
NASW signs on to letter from SSBG Coalition urging Congress to increase funding to the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) by several billion dollars to respond to the growing needs of older people, children and families, and people with disabilities in the midst of COVID-19 (3/22/2020)
NASW joins 150 national civil and human rights organizations in writing Congressional Leadership requesting $2 Billion to ensure the integrity of the 2020 elections- which could face serious disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic (3/22/2020)
NASW signs on to letter with 200+ organizations urging HHS to Create an Emergency COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period on federal and state-based marketplaces (3/20/2020)
NASW signs on to letter asking to ensure that personal protection equipment (PPE) is available to all health care systems, facilities, and providers (3/20/2020)
In response to COVID-19, NASW joins many organizations to advocate on behalf of survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking (3/19/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations sign-on letter urging Congress to take steps to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on people with disabilities and older adults (3/17/2020)
NASW joins 200 civil and human rights organizations in requesting that federal, state, and local election officials ensure safety and the orderly conduct of the 2020 primary and general elections in light of the current threat posed by COVID-19 (3/17/2020)
NASW signs on to letter to President Trump urging affordable pricing for coronavirus treatments and future vaccines (3/5/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letters to the House and Senate sponsors supporting the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (3/4/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG letter requesting oversight hearings and an evaluation of the impact of sharing confidential mental health information obtained from child immigrants detained in shelter care (2/28/2020)
NASW joins 400 organizations in opposing changes to the Medicaid financing structure and the Healthy Adult Opportunity guidance (2/28/2020)
NASW signs on to Leadership Council of Aging Organizations letter supporting the Know Your Social Security Act (H.R. 5306/S. 298) (2/27/2020)
NASW signs on to MHLG comments and letter of support for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed rule, Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 (2/14/2020)
Medicare Reimbursement Cuts Proposed for CY 2021 (2/10/2020)
NASW signs on to open letter urging Congress to pass the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (H.R. 4334), which would reauthorize the Older Americans Act (2/7/2020)
NASW supports the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019 with 75 groups in a letter to all members of the U.S. House of Representatives (2/4/2020)
NASW signs on to letter with Aligning for Health in support of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act (1/6/2020)

2019

Comments & Statements

NASW signs on to letters to Congress and the Administration to promote our public policy goals. We also write statements and letters to the Administration on a wide range of policy issues.

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COVID-19 Advocacy

NASW is advocating for social workers and the people they serve throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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