On July 31, NACHSA and the National Association of Counties (NACo) submitted a joint comment responding to the Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) interim final rule (IFR) implementing the community engagement requirements established in the Medicaid program under H.R. 1. The comment expresses concern that the IFR goes beyond statutory

On July 13, NACHSA submitted comments responding to the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed changes to federal grantmaking, emphasizing the potential to disrupt county human service agencies’ delivery of critical federal safety net programs. Read the comment here.

On April 10, NACHSA sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare applauding the Subcommittee’s bipartisan leadership in introducing legislation aimed at improving programs supporting youth aging out of foster care. The letter calls for additional federal

NACHSA joined NACo, the National Governors Association (NGA), the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the National Association of County Human Services Administrators (NACHSA), the National League of Cities (NLC), the International County/City Management Association (ICMA), the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) and

Updated December 5: NACHSA has prepared a memo providing a preliminary overview of recently issued notices from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture that restrict certain legally present and undocumented immigrants from accessing a wide range of federal benefits and services

On July 3, 2025, Congress passed a final reconciliation package making significant cuts to key safety net programs, including SNAP and Medicaid. NACHSA has updated its overview of these major provisions, including a timeline of their effective implementation and corresponding agency guidance. This memo is current as of November 20,

This analysis, current as of June 23, 2025, compares key provisions impacting human services delivery in the House Passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB, H.R. 1) and recently released Senate draft text.

NACHSA sent this letter to House leadership opposing the proposed safety net cuts in the pending budget reconciliation bill.

NACHSA joined a large group of advocates in a letter calling on the leadership of the Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions and House Education and Workforce Committees to pass bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Older Americans Act (OAA), which supports vital and often life-saving programs supporting the health, safety and

ACHSA joined with the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, National Conference of State Legislatures, International County/City Management Organization, and American Public Human Services Association to urge Congress to protect safety net programs from proposed cuts. Read more.