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The American Psychological Association (APA) announced today that it supports H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act, as the basis for health reform. This action follows the American Medical Association’s (AMA) decision to do the same. The benefits of the bill cited by the APA include: Requiring a “basic benefit package” for all plans [...]  September 25th, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: access, behavioral health, behavioral health providers, Benefits, consumers and families, health, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, homelessness, mental health, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, psychiatric, public and community mental health, Reform, SAMHSA, substance use disorder, treatment | 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 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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