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Patrick Gauthier The Affordable Care Act (reform) puts into play a massive shift or migration of otherwise uninsured populations to Health Insurance Marketplaces (formerly known as “Exchanges”) and Medicaid Expansion (by way of some of form of partnership with managed care organizations and/or organized and integrated delivery systems like Health Homes). Consequently, mental health [...]  February 18th, 2013 |  Leave a comment |  "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Providers & Networks Commonwealth Fund Contact(s): Mary Mahon Public Information Officer TEL 212-606-3853, cell phone 917-225-2314, mm@cmwf.org and Bethanne Fox Senior Associate 301-448-7411, bf@cmwf.org A nationwide survey of nearly 1,700 hospitals examining their readiness to form accountable care organizations (ACOs) found that 13 percent are participating in, or planning to participate in, ACOs in the next year, according to [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Media Relations Group January 31, 2013 (202) 690-6145 CMS Announces New Initiative to Improve Care and Reduce Costs for Medicare Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that over 500 organizations will begin participating in the Bundled Payments for Care [...] February 1st, 2013 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Providers & Networks For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 10, 2013 Contact: CMS Media Relations 202-690-6145 MORE DOCTORS, HOSPITALS PARTNER TO COORDINATE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE PROVIDERS FORM 106 NEW ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS Doctors and health care providers have formed 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries now [...] The health care law, the Affordable Care Act, contains a number of provisions that ensure that Americans have access to quality, affordable health insurance. On November 20, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that helps consumers shop for and compare non-grandfathered private health insurance options in the [...] November 20th, 2012 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Providers & Networks, Regulations & Legislation 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 [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2012 For more information contact: Becky Vaughn, 202.546.4600 or bvaughn@saasnet.org Washington, DC- As an additional 30 million people become eligible for health insurance that covers mental health and addictions treatment beginning in 2014, behavioral health provider organizations across the country can join new [...] November 8th, 2012 | Leave a comment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Providers & Networks September 27, 2012 WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a new online Community Provider Toolkit (www.mentalhealth.va.gov/communityproviders) aimed at delivering support, therapeutic tools, and resources to community providers treating Veterans for mental health concerns. “Many Veterans seek mental health care at VA, yet many also choose to go to providers in their community,” [...] October 9th, 2012 | Leave a comment | Advocacy & Education, Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Providers & Networks, Special Populations Health Care Law Increases Number of Behavioral Health Providers Serving Veterans and Service Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Affordable Care Act grants also help military personnel, veterans and families Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a new program, made possible by the Affordable Care Act, which will boost the number of social workers and psychologists who [...] Sep 19, 2012 WASHINGTON — Prescription painkillers are responsible for more fatal overdoses in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. And while most states have programs to curb abuse and addiction, a new report from Brandeis University shows that many states do not fully analyze the data they collect. Experts from the Prescription [...] |
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