All matters pertaining to public health and healthy communities, including disease and injury prevention and health promotion, health disparities reduction, financing delivering health care, including services for the uninsured, underinsured, and medically indigent, Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care, behavioral health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and services for persons with developmental disabilities.
Health Steering Committee
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Health Steering Committee
All matters pertaining to public health and healthy communities, including disease and injury prevention and health promotion, health disparities reduction, financing delivering health care, including services for the uninsured, underinsured, and medically indigent, Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care, behavioral health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and services for persons with developmental disabilities.
- Policy Platform & Resolutions 2021-2022
- 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities
All matters pertaining to public health and healthy communities, including disease and injury prevention and health promotion, health disparities reduction, financing delivering health care.2015-06-08Basic page2022-04-19
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House Energy and Commerce Committee advances mental health bills; addresses MIEP for juveniles
On May 18, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced six bipartisan bills out of committee. -
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HHS announces new funding opportunity to strengthen behavioral health services in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
HHS announces new funding opportunity to strengthen the delivery of behavioral health care to residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities -
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U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee releases bipartisan mental health and substance use disorder legislation
On May 6, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Ranking Members Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 (H.R. 7666). -
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President Biden announces White House conference on hunger, health and nutrition
On May 4, President Biden announced a White House Conference on Hunger, Health and Nutrition (Conference) scheduled for September 2022 in Washington, D.C. -
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NACo responds to CMS Request for Information on Access to Medicaid and CHIP
On April 18, NACo submitted responses to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to their Request for Information (RFI) calling for stakeholder feedback and recommendations on increasing access to health coverage and care under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Latest Resources
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Press Release |
May. 5, 2022
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Counties (NACo) this week applauded the White House announcement of a conference on food, nutrition, hunger and health – the first of its kind since 1969.
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Reports & Toolkits |
Mar. 17, 2022
On March 15, the President signed the $1.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus appropriations package into law that included several key wins for counties.
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Reports & Toolkits |
Mar. 16, 2022
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