I am attending the California Association of Health Plans annual conference this week and thought I would share some of what I am observing. For starters, Howard Khan, CEO of LA Care Health Plan and Chairman of CAHP Board provided a keynote that immediately established the context where health plans are concerned. He pointed [...]
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 October 20th, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: Benefits, consumers and families, Employers, evidence-based practices, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, managed care, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, NCQA, Parity, Parity Regulations, primary care, Public-Private Partnerships, Reform | Advocacy & Education, Funding and Financing, Regulations & Legislation Today is Suicide Prevention Day sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The relationship between suicide prevention and the breadth and value of behavioral health coverage as well as access to qualified experts who deliver evidence-based practices is clear and crucial. Enhanced care and coverage does [...] September 10th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: mental health, primary care, psychiatric, substance use disorder, suicide, treatment | Advocacy & Education 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 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 I am attending the SAMHSA Grantees conference this week and presenting on the topic of Parity. The theme for the entire conference is “Challenges & Opportunities”. I’ve already prepared my slides and hand-outs but did a bit more thinking on the plane. I did more reading, to be honest. My briefcase is jammed with [...] June 18th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, evidence-based practices, homelessness, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, medications, mental health, NCQA, Parity, primary care, psychiatric, SAMHSA, state hospital, suicide, treatment | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Advocacy & Education, Best and Evidence-Based Practices |
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