Biden Administration Releases Fall 2021 Unified Regulatory Agenda
The Office of Management and Budget recently published the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda which outlines the Biden Administration’s...
Quality and Access to Care
Quality and Access to Care
Quality of care, not quantity, is the benchmark against which all health care delivery should be assessed. Medicaid programs across the country are making strides at implementing programs that consider quality as well as access to care.
Resources
CMCS Director Dan Tsai Outlines Policy Priorities in Health Affairs Interview
Read NAMD's summary of CMCS Director Dan Tsai's Policy Spotlight with Health Affairs.
NAMD Highlights Opportunities to Strengthen Behavioral Health in Response to Senate Finance Request
On November 12, 2021, NAMD sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee outlining policy recommendations to improve...
NAMD Joins Medicaid Provider and Plan Groups to Request Support for Critical Medicaid Providers
On May 8, 2021, NAMD joined a coalition of leading health plan and provider organizations to request that...
NAMD Requests U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Partner with State Medicaid Programs on Provider Relief Fund Distribution
On April 27, 2020, NAMD sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...
NAMD Calls for Swift Action from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services and the Office of Management and Budget to Ensure Provider Solvency
On April 6, NAMD sent a letter to the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) and the...
NAMD Supports Proposed Changes to Access Monitoring Framework
In May 2018, NAMD provided comments supporting a variety of proposed changes to the fee-for-service access monitoring framework,...
NAMD Provides Feedback to Congress on Children with Special Health Care Needs, Urging Focus on Existing Strategies and Pathways
In 2015, NAMD provided feedback to Congress on the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act, noting its duplication...