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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Division - 202-690-6343 media@hhs.gov www.hhs.gov/news FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a nearly $1 billion initiative that will fund awards and evaluation to build on the Obama administration’s work to transform the health care system by delivering better care [...]  May 15th, 2013 |  May 15th, 2013 | billion initiative to launch Health Care Innovation Awards to provide better health care and lower costs">Leave a comment |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Funding and Financing, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Providers & Networks, Regulations & Legislation Release from Ron Manderscheid On April 18, the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Members of the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committees addressing several aspects of mental health services in the context of the Medicaid program. The purpose of the letter was [...] May 13th, 2013 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Providers & Networks The following report was prepared by Sue Bergeson, VP, Consumer Affairs, OptumHealth. It describes and summarizes the research that suggests peers are a vital asset in the behavioral health care delivery system. One caution for readers and advocates for this trend is thinking through how payers in the commercial insurance sector will view and interpret these [...] Starting in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will result in over 20 million people enrolling in private insurance coverage through health insurance marketplaces (or exchanges). These private plans, called “Qualified Health Plans” (QHP) must meet standards for inclusion of “Essential Community Providers” (ECPs) in their provider networks. ECPs serve predominantly low-income, medically underserved [...] The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was asked this past year to develop a workforce report, specifically addressing the addictions workforce and SAMHSA’s collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The request language is as follows: Addiction Services Workforce. – The Committee notes the growing workforce crisis in the addictions [...] Physician-led accountable care organizations (ACOs) now outnumber ACOs led by hospitals. Physician-led ACOs tend to be smaller, serving roughly one-half the number of enrollees as hospital-based ACOs. As for the record-setting pace of ACO launches, there are now 428 ACOs operating nationwide. Of the 428, 176 are supported by private insurance while 203 serve and [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOV 05, 2012 CONTACT: Erin Weireter 202-478-9326 press@qualityforum.org Washington, DC – the National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors has endorsed 10 quality measures focused on behavioral health, addressing issues such as alcohol and tobacco abuse, antipsychotic medication adherence, and post care follow-up after hospitalization for mental illness. Behavioral health refers [...] Every year millions of patients are readmitted to hospitals, and many of those stays could have been prevented. The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, can help hospitals reduce readmission rates by replicating the discharge process that resulted in 30 percent fewer hospital readmissions and emergency room visits. [...] The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, would like to share some exciting information with you pertaining to its Initiative on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). Please find an update on the new resources and information about MCC included below. Ever wonder where to go to find interventions, [...] March 12th, 2013 | Leave a comment | Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Providers & Networks, Special Populations Government funded psychiatric hospital beds are dwindling. If you’re unfamiliar with the trend, see the Treatment Advocacy Center report by clicking here… If you’re familiar with the issue, think about the next logical place mental health crises present…the Emergency Department. Psychiatric patients make up 7 to 10 percent of emergency room visits, said a 2012 study [...] February 26th, 2013 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Providers & Networks |
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