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Surprised about the delay? No, but employers and plans will need to move forward carefully, doing everything they can to comply reasonably and in “good faith” until we receive clarification. On October 2nd, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote to House and Senate lawmakers saying that the administration “aims” to issue regulations for the one-year [...]  October 9th, 2009 |  Leave a comment |  Tags: behavioral health, Benefits, ERISA, healthcare, healthcare financing, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, Parity Regulations, Reform, SAMHSA | "The Business" of Behavioral Healthcare, Plan Design, Policies & Procedures, Regulations & Legislation 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 There are two astronomical events happening at the same time: Parity regulations are being crafted to impact more than 100 million Americans while health and insurance Reform packages are being considered -the impact of which will be felt by all of us. Oddly, both are still vague and we lack the foresight to prepare [...] September 14th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: behavioral health, ERISA, healthcare, Healthcare Reform, mental health, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, Parity Regulations, SAMHSA | Regulations & Legislation We recently presented to the State Associations of Addictions Services (SAAS) at their annual summit in Tucson where they had joined forces with NIATx (and by extension SAMHSA and NIDA) in the interest of exploring patient engagement strategies, the exchange of process improvement ideas, and understanding how healthcare reform and the Mental Health Parity [...] August 8th, 2009 | Leave a comment | Tags: ASAM, evidence-based practices, health, healthcare, Healthcare Reform, managed behavioral health organization, managed care, MBHO, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Parity, SAMHSA, substance use disorder | Advocacy & Education, Best and Evidence-Based Practices, Providers & Networks, 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 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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