AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1329, the Medicaid Reentry Act H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3925, the Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act Executive Order Protecting and Improving Medicare for our Nations Seniors. (10/3/19)

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 3925 (116th), H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 1329 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H. Res. 480, Acknowledging the racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color H.R. 1109, the Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019 H.R. 1554, the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act H.R. 1763 / S. 348, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 2062 / S. 1012 (42 CFR Part 2) H.R. 2279/ S. 2546, the Safe Step Act H.R. 2482/ S. 2074, the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2019 H.R. 2734 / S. 1448, the Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act H.R. 2862, the VACCINES Act of 2019 H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 3180/ S. 1770, the RISE from Trauma Act H.R. 3239/ S. 2135, the Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act H.R. 3414/ S. 2892, the Opioid Workforce Act H.R. 3417, BETTER Act of 2019 H.R. 4194, S. 2661, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 H.R. 4309, the Barriers to Suicide Act H.R. 4327, the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act H.R. 4861/ S. 3006, the Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act H.R. 4932 / S. 2741, the CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4995, the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4996, the Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 H.R. 5, the Equality Act H.R. 5201, the Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 5473, the Enhance Access to Support Essential Behavioral Health Services Act H.R.5469, the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act of 2019 H.R.5575, the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 Out of network billing legislation S. 1227, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 S. 2443, the Investment in Tomorrow's Pediatric Health Care Workforce Act S. 824, the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act S.1659, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2019 Title III Sec. 305 Timely Bills to Patients within the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S. 1895) Cures 2.0 Guidance related to flavored cigarette products. Suggestions related to addressing mental health in rural communities. Title X Family Planning Program Administration Rule Efforts related to psychiatric bed shortages.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4194 (116th), H.R. 4996 (116th), H.R. 5575 (116th), H.R. 2734 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), S. 1659 (116th), S. 348 (116th), H.R. 2482 (116th), H.R. 5469 (116th), S. 2135 (116th), H.R. 3180 (116th), H.R. 5473 (116th), S. 824 (116th), S. 1448 (116th), H.R. 4309 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), S. 1770 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), S. 2741 (116th), S. 2443 (116th), H.R. 3253 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), H.R. 3417 (116th), H.R. 1763 (116th), H.R. 2862 (116th), H.R. 2062 (116th), S. 2546 (116th), H.R. 4932 (116th), H.R. 4327 (116th), H.R. 4861 (116th), H.R. 5201 (116th), S. 1012 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), S. 3006 (116th), S. 1227 (116th), H.Res. 480 (116th), H.R. 3239 (116th), S. 2892 (116th), H.R. 1554 (116th), S. 2074 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2661 (116th), H.R. 4995 (116th)

Veterans VET

S. 785, the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 2931, the Securing the Rights our Veterans have Earned Act of 2019 (SERVE Act of 2019)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 785 (116th), H.R. 2931 (116th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2767, the Supporting Eating disorders Recovery through Vital Expansion Act (SERVE Act) H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 2767 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act H.R. 2874/ S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act H. Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care Efforts to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2874 (116th), H.Res. 271 (116th), H.R. 3165 (116th), H.R. 3107 (116th), S. 1576 (116th), S. 1737 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1109, Mental Health Services for Students Act STOP School Violence Act FY20 Funding S. 1782 Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act H.R. 2599/ S. 2492 Suicide Training and awareness nationally delivered for universal prevention act (STAND UP Act) H.R. 2431 / S. 2550, the Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019 H.R. 3414, the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2550 (116th), H.R. 3414 (116th), H.R. 1109 (116th), S. 1782 (116th), H.R. 2599 (116th), S. 2492 (116th), H.R. 2431 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2500 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2740, FY 2020 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, including programs and initiatives related to mental health and substance use disorders operated by HHS, NIH, SAMHSA, CDC, HRSA H.R. 3164, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 FY 2020 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill CDC firearm related morbidity and mortality research funding. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services funding.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Sec. 1557 of the ACA, Efforts to weaken nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals Health and Human Services Grants Regulation Proposed Rule, RIN 0991-AC16

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)