Comments, Statements & Sign-On Letters

NASW signs on to letters to Congress and the Administration to promote our public policy goals. We also write statements and letters to the Administration on a wide range of policy issues.

2019 Comments & Statements

• NASW submits recommendations to the Ways & Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force (Task Force) Request for Information (RFI) (Nov. 29, 2019)
  
• NASW submits recommendations to the Administration for Community Living regarding priorities for the Elder Justice Coordinating Council (Sept. 25, 2019)
  
• NASW submits comments to CMS on the CY 2020 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies (Sept. 24, 2019)
  
• NASW submits Comments on the Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Sept. 23, 2019)
• NASW submits comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed rule that would weaken requirements for long-term care facilities (Sept. 13, 2019)
• NASW Comments on the Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Program Activities proposed rule (Aug. 13, 2019)
  
• NASW submits comments to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to inform a consensus study addressing the health dimensions of loneliness and social isolation in older adults (July 30, 2019)
  
• NASW Submits Comments on the Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report on Pain Management Best Practices (March 26, 2019)
  
• NASW joins many other organizations nationally in opposing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule to facilitate imposing work requirements for childless adults to be eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (March 25, 2019)
  
• NASW sends letter of support for the Stop Senior Scams Act (S. 149) (Feb. 21, 2019)
• NASW sends letter of support for the Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act (S. 299) (Feb. 15, 2019)
• NASW submits comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the request for modification on modifying HIPAA rules to improve care coordination (Feb. 12, 2019)
• NASW submits comments urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to protect beneficiary access to drugs covered by Medicare Part B and Part D (Jan. 25, 2019)
  
• NASW Submits Comments on Healthy People 2030 Proposed Objectives (Jan. 16, 2019)

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