National Advocacy Campaign - Newsletter Archive

The National Advocacy Campaign, our joint initiative with the State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS), works toward policies that will dramatically alter the national landscape so that fewer people suffer from alcohol and drug problems, the addicted receive the care they need, and people in recovery can live healthy and productive lives.

Our newsletters keep members updated:

  • February/March 2012: Coalition for Whole Health Comments on Recent Essential Health Benefits Bulletin; Updated Recommendations on Necessary MH/SUD Services for EHB packages; New Resources in SAAS’ Policy and Advocacy Toolkit; Victory in FY 2012 Budget, With FY 2013 Process Gearing Up; Work to Eliminate Legal and Policy Barriers for People in Recovery; Fighting Proposals to Drug Test Unemployment Insurance Beneficiaries; LAC and SAAS, Around the Nation; Coming Soon.
  • October/November 2011: Essential Health Benefit Package Updates; Coalition for Whole Health Website, Now Live; Recommendations and Toolkits on ACA Implementation; Looking Ahead.
  • August/September 2011: Essential Health Benefit Recommendations; IOM Report Includes LAC Director’s Testimony; Comments, Toolkits and Conferences: Implementing the ACA; Outreach, Ongoing.
  • June/July 2011: Multifaceted Work on ACA Implementation; Educating the Field; Action Alert: Second Chance Act Reauthorization; and LAC and SAAS vs. Barriers to Reentry.
  • May 2011: Thanks to Huge Field Push, SAMHSA Avoids Big Cuts in FY 2011; Advocating for the Strongest Possible Funding in FY 2012; ACA Implementation for People with SUD and MH Service Needs; and More Webinars from SAMHSA and LAC.
  • March/April 2011: A CATG Gathering, Featuring Key Federal Officials; Pushing for SAMHSA Funding in FY 2011, and Analyzing the FY 2012 Budget; SAAS Members Meet, Network, and Advocate; ASAP on the Hill; Weighing In on Medicaid Core Quality Measures for Adults; and New Webinars on Parity and the Affordable Care Act.
  • February 2011: LAC Director Presents at IOM Panel on Essential Health Benefits; Our Voice on SUD/MH in Healthcare Reform Implementation; Coalition Work Behind the Scenes; SAAS to Focus on State-Level Input and Education; and Coming Soon: President’s Budget, NY Provider Association Visit, and SAAS Meeting.
  • January 2011: LAC Director Invited to IOM Panel on Essential Benefits Package; LAC and SAAS Participate in SAMHSA Stakeholders’ Meeting; LAC Meets with DOJ Staff on Second Chance Act Reauthorization; and Coming Soon.
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  • November 2010

For more on our work on Healthcare Reform implementation, return to our National Healthcare Reform page.