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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Mental Health Month Last year, 45.9 million adult Americans had a mental illness, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Survey on Drug Use and Health. These conditions affect [...] 25 April 2012 From the SAMHSA Innovations Blog: http://blog.samhsa.gov/2012/04/25/samhsa-launches-learning-collaboratives-in-8-states-join-today/ A few weeks ago, SAMHSA launched a major health reform education effort with the announcement of awards for health reform education to eight peer or recovery community organizations. In the coming months SAMHSA will continue to use the blog as a launching point for health [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Medicaid and Medicare introduce greater flexibility for beneficiaries to receive care at home or in settings of their choice New opportunities in Medicaid and Medicare that will allow people to more easily receive care and services in their communities rather than [...]  April 29th, 2012 |  Leave a comment |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Consumers & Families, Regulations & Legislation Hypertension, mental health disorders and diabetes are the most commonly found medical conditions among adults that could lead to a health insurer denying coverage, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a new report about pre-existing conditions (PDF). April 27th, 2012 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Consumers & Families, Regulations & Legislation The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today released Mental Health, United States, 2010, the latest in a series of publications issued biannually by SAMHSA since 1980. Modeled after CDC’s annual report, Health, US, this new report includes mental health statistics at the national and State levels from 35 different data [...] Medco Report: More than One-in-Four Women take Medication to Treat a Mental Health Condition Mar 19, 2012 WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Women far outpace their male counterparts when it comes to the consumption of mental health medications, with 25 percent using at least one psychotropic drug as compared to 15 percent of men. [...] http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/financial_burden_of_medical_care_032012.pdf One out of 10 families had medical bills that they could not pay during the first half of 2011, according to newly released figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF). The agency’s survey, which had more than 52,000 respondents, included questions about medical bills and household budgets. Other Findings include: [...] Date: 12/22/2011 10:00 AM Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office Telephone: 240-276-2130 A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders is being announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The definition is the product of a year-long effort by SAMHSA and a wide range of partners in [...] By Phil Galewitz KHN Staff Writer Sep 24, 2011 Autism treatment advocates have won one legislative battle after another since 2007, most recently in California, which sent a bill to the governor this month mandating that insurers cover the disorder. Now more than half the states have such requirements, but that success could be in [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2011 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 New data: Affordable Care Act helps one million additional young adults get health insurance Today, the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data illustrating that the Affordable Care Act has helped increase [...] September 21st, 2011 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Consumers & Families, Regulations & Legislation |
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