NAMD Requests that the Biden Administration Prioritize State-Federal Medicaid Partnership and COVID Relief

In this letter, NAMD requested that the Biden Administration:

• Commit to a sustained and durable partnership with states
• Support Medicaid in its role in COVID-19 vaccination efforts
• Provide certainty around future COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration renewals
• Work with states to advance equity in the Medicaid program
• Provide guidance on expectations for states when the Public Health Emergency expires
• Maintain current flexibilities around continuous enrollment during the Public Health Emergency
• Address several near-term regulatory timelines and requirements that challenge state staff capacity during the pandemic

You can read NAMD’s cover letter here, our state/federal partnership principles here, and our COVID-19 requests here.