Federal Budget Issues

Each year, CMHDA reviews federal budget proposals for their impact on local mental health directors and the communities they serve. Among the programs we montior are Medicaid, Medicare, SAMHSA, Veterans Services, Housing Programs, Special Education Programs, etc.

Federal Budget Letters and Alerts

• CMHDA Memo to California Representatives, "Request to Sign Letter from Rep. Patrick Kennedy: Regulations to Implement the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act" (September 17, 2009) (PDF 158 KB)
• CMHDA Letter to House Energy and Commerce on Health Information Technologies (May 8, 2009) (PDF 39 KB)
• Testimony of Patricia Ryan: Comments on NACo’s Draft White Paper (May 6, 2009) (PDF 58 KB)
• CMHDA Background Paper, "History and Funding Sources of California's Public Mental Health System" (March 2008) (PDF 145 KB)
• CMHDA Letter to Congress Re: Mental Health Parity (December 6, 2007) (PDF 105 KB)

Links and Resources

• Governor Schwarzenegger's Letter to Congress on Health Care Reform (July 31, 2009) (PDF 67 KB)
• APHA Comparison of House Tri-Committee Proposal and Senate HELP Proposal (Updated: July 16, 2009) (Link)
• Kaiser Family Foundation Side-by-side of House & Senate proposals (August 5, 2009) (Link)
• Legislative Analysts Office, “Federal Economic Stimulus Package: Fiscal Effect on California” (March 10, 2009) (PDF 809 KB)
  • Note sections on Health (p. 18-24) and Social Services (p. 27-32)
• Budget Act of 2009 (Link)
• Budget Act of 2008 (Link)
• Budget Act of 2007 (Link)
• 2007 Budget Reconciliation Act (Link)
• Budget Act of 2006 (Link)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Link)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Link)
• Congressional Budget Office (Link)
• Center on Budget Policy and Priorities (Link)
• CMHDA Federal Budget Letters and Alerts (Link)

Federal Deficit Reduction Act

• CMHDA Paper, "Federal Deficit Reduction Act Issue" (February 2007) (PDF 133 KB)
• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Full Text (Link)
• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Proof of Citizenship (PDF 185 KB)
• Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Medicaid Citizenship Final Rule (Link)
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (January 27, 2006) (Link)
  
• Congressional Budget Office Letter re: Medicaid provisions in S. 1932, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (January 27, 2006) (Link)
• Congressional Budget Office: Cost Estimate, S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (January 31, 2006) (Link)

For More Information

• Patricia Ryan, MPA – Executive Director
  Contact for information pertaining to federal issues and the federal budget.
  pryan@cmhda.org
• Don Kingdon, PhD – Deputy Director & Small Counties Liaison
  Contact for information on regulations and pertaining to the Deficit Reduction Act.
  dkingdon@cmhda.org
• Kirsten Barlow, MSW – Associate Director, Legislation & Public Policy
  Contact for federal legislation and public policy issues.
  kbarlow@cmhda.org