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Effect of Insurance Parity on Substance Abuse Treatment
"Psychiatric Services has published a study examining the impact of the 2001 implementation of substance abuse parity in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP). Examining health plan spe ..."
Topics : FEHBP, Out-of-Pocket , Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Substance Abuse, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Mental Health and Addiction Policy: What Next?.
"This article published in the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research identifies the challenges and opportunities that the mental health and addiction field faces especially in the ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse, Mental Health



HHS Report Examines 2004 Behavioral Health Reform
"Prepared by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report assessing the state’s 2004 behavio ..."
Topics : Legislation (State & Local), Mental Health, State Data, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Substance Abuse, State and Local, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Healthcare Reform: Mental Health and Addiction Services
"The National Councile for Community Behavioral Health released an edition of its National Council Magazine that examines the impact of the national health care reform law on MH/SUD financing and ser ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Categories : Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



The Effects of Health Care Reform on Access to, and Funding of, Substance Abuse Services in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont
"This National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) report examines state-level health care reform efforts in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont and their effects on substan ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Illegal Drugs, Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local), Parity, Prevention, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Prevention and Wellness, Substance Abuse, Treatment and Recovery, State and Local



Implementing Parity: Investing in Behavioral Health
"On May 19, Milliman Inc. released a brief examining the regulatory process establishing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.  The brief explains the U.S. Treasury Departme ..."
Topics : Mental Health, Parity, Regulation, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, Substance Abuse



Implementation of Mental Health Parity: Lessons from California
"This article published in Psychiatric Services uses California as a case study for the impacts of mental health parity on the health care providers, consumers and payers, examining t ..."
Topics : Legislation (National), Legislation (State & Local), Mental Health, Parity, State Data, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, State and Local, Substance Abuse



Funding Growth Drives Community Health Center Services
"Federally qualified health centers provide health care services for underserved and newly insured populations. This article describes how health care reform investments made in FQHCs will provi ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Mental Health, Providers, Spending, Substance Abuse, Treatment, Uninsured
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Special Populations, Medicaid, Substance Abuse, Legislative and Regulatory Issues



Details on Expansion of Addiction/Mental Illness Coverage
"This Legal Action Center resource provides an overview of key components of the final health reform legislation, emphasizing addiction and mental health provisions. Full legislation overview: ht ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Summary of the Health Workforce Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.3590)
"The National Conference of State Legislatures released a summary of H.R.3590 provisions that pertained to reforms in the health care workforce, including behavioral health training and educatio ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Providers, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, Substance Abuse



Obama Administration Releases Interim-Final Rules Governing MHPAEA
"On January 29, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and the Treasury jointly issued interim-final rules governing the implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete D ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Regulation, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Employer and Individual Insurance, Substance Abuse



NASMD: Health Reform Bills Side by Side
"This chart, produced by the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) and released December 24, presents provisions of the Senate (HR 3590) and House's (HR 3962) health care refor ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Medicaid, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues



The Affordable Health Care for America Act: Assessing Coverage for Mental Illness
"This Bazelon Center report analyzes the mental illness insurance coverage proposed in H.R. 3962, the House health reform bill. From the report: The bill would require all participating h ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Health Care Reform, Individual Coverage, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Mental Health, Substance Abuse



Arizona’s Public Behavioral Health Care System: Critical Issues in Critical Times
"A report released November 2 by the Arizona State University (ASU) Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy and the Morrison Institute for Public Policy summarizes the views of a panel of behavio ..."
Topics : Access/Barriers, Legislation (State & Local), Medicaid, Mental Health, Spending, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Medicaid, State and Local, Treatment and Recovery, Prevention and Wellness, Mental Health, Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Substance Abuse Policy Research Program Releases Five-Year Research Roadmap
"These research roadmaps, recently released by the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program (SAPRP), attempt to identify effective policies and highlight the major tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse trea ..."
Topics : Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, Integrated Health, Legislation (National), Regulation, Substance Abuse, Tobacco, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Behavioral Health Care in H.R. 3200 and S. 1679
"This report, released October 6 by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), analyzes the provisions in national health care reform legislation in the House (H.R. 3200) and the Senate Health, Educat ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Mental Health, Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules on Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Law
"On May 27, 2009 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled against the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania and upheld the certification and referral to addiction treatment by licensed physicians and p ..."
   PA Supreme Court Ruling May2009Act_106.pdf (PDF | 113.05 kb)

Topics : Legislation (National), Managed Care, Providers, State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Labor Day 2001 Report: Untreated and Mistreated Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Costs U.S. $113 Billion a Year: The Dollars and Sense Case for Increased Investments in Mental Health and substance Abuse: A Message to American Business and Government Leadership
"This report from the National Mental Health Association presents the cost of untreated and mistreated M/SU conditions in the U.S.  From the report:  The cost o ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Employer-Sponsored Coverage, Health Care Reform, Mental Health, Substance Abuse
Categories : Mental Health, Employer and Individual Insurance, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Evaluation of Proposition 36: The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000, 2008 Report
"This 2008 report evaluates California's Proposition 36.  From the report: This Proposition 36 (Substance Abuse Crime Prevention Act) 2008 evaluation report has four sections. Th ..."
Topics : Cost-effectiveness, Criminal/ Juvenile Justice, Legislation (State & Local), State Data, Substance Abuse, Treatment
Categories : State and Local, Treatment and Recovery, Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse



Poll Finds Americans Want Substance Abuse Treatmeant Included in Health Care Reform
"A poll conducted by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative between May 29 and June 1, 2009 and funded by the Open Society Institute found that 73 percent of Americans support including a ..."
Topics : Health Care Reform, Legislation (National), Parity, Substance Abuse
Categories : Legislative and Regulatory Issues, Substance Abuse