Throughout the campaign, we heard a chorus that went something like this: “I want those of you who are uninsured to benefit from coverage similar to mine. Federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) have tremendous health insurance. We could leverage these plans, model a solution accordingly, and vastly expand [...]
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 August 27th, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed care, Public-Private Partnerships, quality, Reform | Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation The reform debate rages on (and on). Meanwhile, some very important questions remain unanswered and buried under the weight of “inflammation” rather than meaningful healthcare information. To say that this process has become inflamed and devisive – hijacked by pundits and strategists from both sides of the aisle – is a great understatement at [...] August 13th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: access, behavioral health, behavioral health providers, evidence-based practices, health, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, outcomes, Parity, primary care, public and community mental health | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation Watching the House and Senate debate and planning process and witnessing the media and pundit reaction on television and in the blog-o-sphere everyday, I find it no wonder the average voter is losing confidence. The healthcare debate in this country revolves around some of the most complex economic, scientific, legal and ethical challenges in [...] July 23rd, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, mental health, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, public and community mental health, SAMHSA | Funding and Financing As we approach the launch of Parity this Fall and Winter and slog through the trials and tribulations of the Healthcare Reform “process” in Washington DC, we are reminded that one of the overarching goals for both Parity and Reform is enhanced access to high-quality care. I don’t know about you but that particular [...] July 3rd, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: access, behavioral health, health, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed care, mental health, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, outcomes, Parity, primary care, quality | Advocacy & Education, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation |
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