Providing a Unified Voice
NAATP and its members set the national standard for addiction treatment care and operation through united law and public policy advocacy. As treatment professionals, we advance our work on both a day to day patient treatment level and a broader systemic policy level. These are the concurrent approaches necessary to evolve our work and reach the largest number of people with the best treatment possible.
From the passage and implementation of parity – through the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) – and national addiction insurance coverage – through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), the addiction treatment field is undergoing dramatic change. For organizations to become serious participants in the political process at the federal level, it’s vital that they have the ability to speak through a powerful unified voice. NAATP is that voice. NAATP Staff, including our Director of Public Policy in Washington DC, work daily to ensure that NAATP members’ interests are served.
Policy Agenda
The purpose of this Public Policy Statement is to describe the positions of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) relative to issues of law, policy, funding, and regulation that impact the delivery of addiction treatment.
Public Policy Updates
We keep our members and constituents updated with regular Public Policy Updates (PPU) from our team. Click the link below to read all our recent PPUs.
Political Action Committee
The NAATP Political Action Committee (NAATP PAC) works to achieve policy improvement by directly influencing the policymakers.
State Advocacy Toolkit
NAATP developed a member-only State Advocacy Toolkit to support our members in the implementation of effective state legislative advocacy initiatives and the development of state hill days.
Alliance for State Advocacy (ASA)
The purpose of our Alliance for State Advocacy is to bring together, at the local and state level, NAATP members to provide training, resources, and to develop a consistent voice on public policy that enhances the access to and quality of addiction treatment services. Involvement in this forum is a member-only offering.
