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Policy Letters and Comments

NAELA regularly writes and co-signs letters to Congress and federal agencies to advocate on policy issues that affect your practice and the clients you serve.

NAELA Letters and Comments

NAELA Letter to Senate Urging Them To Remove Language In The Budget Reconciliation Bill - June 18

6/18/2025
NAELA urges leaders to remove language in the budget reconciliation package that would endanger the well-being of millions of older Americans and individuals with disabilities.

NAELA Letter Budget Reconciliation Stop Harmful Medicaid Provisions May 20

5/19/2025
NAELA sent a letter from President Judith M. Flynn to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries arguing against three provisions in the budget reconciliation package that would significantly harm our members’ clients

NAELA Champions The Rule of Law - April 14

4/14/2025
The NAELA Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a formal statement in support of the rule of law, affirming NAELA's commitment to defend judicial independence.

Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Them Not Negatively Impact Health Care For Constituents - June 16

6/16/2025
As organizations representing patients, workers, parents, plans, clinicians and health care consumers— including those who have chronic illnesses and are disabled—we urge leadnot to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”.

Letter To Senate Leaders To Protect The Medicaid Program In The Budget Reconciliation Bill - June 12

6/12/2025
NAELA and others express deep concerns and opposition to many of the policies contained in the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee’s portion of H.R. 1, the reconciliation bill.

Letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano - June 6

6/6/2025
NAELA encourages recommendations of Congressional testimony for immediately improving efficiencies from the Social Security Task Force.

Letter to Senate Leaders Regarding Cuts to Medicaid and ACA - June 5

6/5/2025
NAELA has grave concerns about the OBBA harmful cuts and changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care. The bill itself will result in at least 10.9 million people becoming uninsured, including millions of people and urge rejection of this bill.

Letter to House Leaders About Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP in Reconciliation Bill - May 22

5/22/2025
NAELA along with a coalition of 68 leading national nonprofit organizations dedicated to provide direct services to older adults, strengthen communities, and ensure the well-being of older adults and those caring for them write to highlight the signi

Letter to House and Senate Committee Leaders to Keep OAA Programs Together - May 22

5/22/2025
NAELA supports for the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the efficient, effective services that are delivered through OAA in communities nationwide every day. As leaders of the committees of jurisdiction over.

Letter to House Leaders to Remove Provisions In One Big Beautiful Bill Act - May 20

5/20/2025
NAELA urges House leaders to remove provisions in the One Big Beautiful Act that would harm older adults and individuals with disabilities.

Letter to Members of Congress Opposing Medicaid Cuts - April 29

4/29/2025
Medicaid protects patients from medical debt and improves their overall financial well-being. On behalf of 183 state and national advocates concerned about the medical debt crisis in our country, we write to express our strong opposition.

Letter to CMS Deputy Administrator Drew Snyder To Protect Federal HBSC Setting Rule - April 18

4/18/2025 Announcement
We write on behalf of the 56 undersigned national disability and aging organizations committed to the continued successful implementation of the 2014 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule.

Letter to House and Senate Leaders About Proposed Cuts In The Budget Reconciliation Package- April 2

4/18/2025
We write on behalf of the 56 undersigned national disability and aging organizations committed to the continued successful implementation of the 2014 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule.

Press Release From House and Senate Members Reintroducing The Alleviation Barriers - March 31

3/31/2025
Family caregivers serve as a primary support for seniors and people with disabilities of all ages. In the United States alone there are more than 48 million family caregivers. More than half of family caregivers act as an advocate for their loved one

NAELA Letters and Comments

Letter to Senate leaders urging them to remove language in the budget reconciliation package that would endanger the well-being of older adults and individuals with disabilities (June 18)

Letter to House leaders urging them to remove provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would harm older adults and individuals with disabilities (May 20)

Partner and Coalition Letters and Comments

Letter to Senate leaders urging them not to advance any budget reconciliation proposal that would negatively impact health and health care for their constituents (June 16)

Letter to Senate leaders to protect the Medicaid program in the budget reconciliation bill (June 12)

Letter to SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano of introduction and suggested technological efficiencies at the agency (June 6)

Letter to Senate leaders and senators expressing concern about cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (June 5)

Letter to House leaders about cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP in the budget reconciliation bill (May 22)

Letter to House and Senate committee leaders to keep OAA programs together in an HHS reorganization (May 22)

Letter to House leaders opposing cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (May 20)

Letter to members of Congress opposing Medicaid cuts because of concern about medical debt (April 29)

Letter to CMS Deputy Administrator Drew Snyder to protect the federal Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule (April 18)

Letter to House and Senate leaders about proposed cuts in the budget reconciliation package (April 2)

Press release from House and Senate members reintroducing the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act (March 31)

Letter to House and Senate leaders against elimination of Administration for Community Living (March 28)

Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy about reorganization at the agency (March 28)

Letter to House and Senate committee leaders urging passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024 (March 14)

Letter to House and Senate sponsors to support the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act (March 10)

Letter to Senate committee leaders urging reauthorization of the Lifespan Respite Care Program (March 3)

Letter to House and Senate leaders to preserve the CARES Act 30-day eviction notice requirement (February 28)

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