March 22, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Public money for private health insurance? This could be the key to success for the Medicaid Expansion
March 20, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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Using Medicaid dollars to buy private insurance plans might be good for consumers, but will it be good for behavioral health providers?
March 20, 2013 H. Steven Moffic, MD
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Although the new Pope did not address behavioral healthcare directly, what he did say in his homily at his inaugural Mass seems all too relevant for our field.
March 19, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-In-Chief
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President and CEO of the National Council, Linda Rosenberg, takes a look at the behavioral health field and reflects on the areas where she sees opportunities, and on those where she thinks we need to focus more attention.
March 14, 2013 Renée M. Popovits, J.D.
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The Affordable Care Act presumes that we'll share data and integrate behavioral and physical health care. But before we can do that, we need to talk through conflicting federal privacy laws.
March 14, 2013 By Renée M. Popovits, J.D.
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In a recent letter to all healthcare providers, HHS states that “no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.” If you're an addiction treatment provider, this is incorrect.
March 13, 2013
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Our society is replete with highly charged and very fateful examples of failed communication: Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate; liberals and conservatives; program advocates and community populations; the list is very, very long. Frequently, we conclude that it is “just impossible to communicate with them.” What to do?
March 12, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr., M.D., U.S. House of Representatives (R-LA) discusses the areas of behavioral healthcare in which he is pushing forward.
March 7, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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NAPHS Annual Meeting is March 11-13. Behavioral Healthcare will be on-site to bring you coverage from the event.
March 6, 2013 Alison Knopf, Contributing Writer
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Big-state governors illustrate push toward managed Medicaid behavioral health care.
March 5, 2013 Shannon Brys, Associate Editor
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This legislation would support the nation’s community mental health and addictions system by establishing national standards and oversight for Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers (FQCBHCs).
February 27, 2013 Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief
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New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, together with Arkansas' Democrat Mike Beebe, and Rhode Island independent Lincoln Chaffee endorse Medicaid Expansion this week.
