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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
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Congress Must Continue Push for Vital Health Care Reforms
Need For Access to Care and Quality Reforms Hasn't Changed --
Congress Must Not Change Course!
Tell Lawmakers to Act Quickly
January 25, 2010-Lawmakers must not abandon the path to enactment of historic House and Senate health care reform legislation. The goal of comprehensive health care reform must remain a priority.
The road to health care reform has been long and not without obstacles. However, this journey is vital for millions of Americans, including uninsured or underinsured children and adults with mental disorders.
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the United States for people ages 15-44. This population is also at a five times greater risk of a co-occurring medical condition, like heart disease, diabetes or cancer. Tragically, individuals with serious mental illnesses typically die 25 years earlier than the general population because of the high rate of co-occurring chronic diseases.
The 111th Congress has moved our nation closer than ever to fixing this discrepancy through passage of House and Senate legislation that would:
- Expand Medicaid eligibility to at least 133% of poverty, including single, childless adults.
- Prohibit exclusions for pre-existing conditions, eliminate lifetime or annual dollar limits and ban rates based on health status, gender or occupation.
- Require health plans to include mental health, substance use and rehabilitation services in benefit packages and require mental health and substance use parity.
- Foster integration of mental and physical care through Medicaid medical homes.
- Establish a voluntary, national, long-term care insurance program.
Throughout 2009 your advocacy efforts to members of Congress have helped move these bills through the legislative process ─ and we thank you. Now is the time to remain vigilant and not let lawmakers off the hook. It is paramount to enact comprehensive health care reform legislation and the time is NOW!
Please Act Now!
Contact your members of Congress and urge them to continue to finalize the health care reform legislation approved by the House and Senate.
For details and to see how your lawmakers voted, visit the Bazelon Center's health care reform web page.
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Mental Health America’s 2010 Annual Conference“Get Connected: Social Inclusion in Wellness and Recovery”June 9 – 12, 2010 Washington, DC Center for Mental Health Services Application for Financial Support Application deadline: April 2, 2010 Attached you will find the scholarship application. Please contact the following if you have any questions: Jackee Williams, CMPSenior Conference ManagerAFYA, Inc.8101 Sandy Spring Road, Suite 301Laurel, MD 20707Phone: (301) 957-3040, ext. 263
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
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Application Form NAPS
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National Association of Peer Specialists Annual Conference
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"Setting Sails in Windy Weather"
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August 23-25, 2010 Lombard, IL
Center for Mental Health Services Application for Financial Support
Application deadline: June 11, 2010
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), through a contract with Westover Consultants, Inc. (Westover), and AFYA, Inc. (AFYA), is providing financial support to consumers of mental health services who wish to participate in the Annual Conference sponsored by National Association of Peer Specialists. The purpose of this scholarship is to foster the transformation of mental health care to focus on recovery.
Attached you will find the scholarship application. If you have any further questions, then please contact the following:
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Jackee Williams, CMP
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Senior Conference Manager
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AFYA, Inc.
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8101 Sandy Spring Road, Suite 301
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Laurel, MD 20707
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Phone: (301) 957-3040, ext. 263
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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3/26/10 Homeless Flyer
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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President Obama Backs National Council Position on New Federal Definition for Community Mental Health Providers
Statement from the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
To speak with experts on Community Mental Health Centers, contact Meena Dayak at MeenaD@thenationalcouncil.org or 202.684.3728
Washington, D.C. (February 23, 2010) – In the compromise health care reform proposal released by the White House yesterday, President Obama calls for a new federal definition for Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and other community-based mental health and addiction providers. The details of the Administration proposal are strikingly similar to the Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Center (FQBHC) definition that the National Council has been actively pursuing throughout the health reform care debate.
In July 2009, the House Energy and Commerce Committee adopted an amendment co-sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Rep. Elliot Engel (D-NY) to the House health care reform bill that authorizes the new FQBHCs. This legislation takes a critical first step toward achieving parity between community behavioral health providers and other parts of America’s safety net including public hospitals and Community Health Centers. In addition, the House measure more accurately reflects the evidenced-based and recovery-focused services that National Council members provide while establishing nationwide accountability and reporting requirements.
These new standards should help to avert instances in which unscrupulous entities have exploited the 1981 CMHC definition to engage in fraudulent Medicare billing practices. After nearly three decades of minimal federal leadership, the Matsui/Engel FQBHC proposal will achieve the goals that President Obama announced today while, at the time, improving health outcomes for millions of low-income Americans living with mental illnesses and addiction disorders.
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) association of 1,600+ behavioral healthcare organizations that provide treatment and rehabilitation for mental illnesses and addictions disorders to nearly six million adults, children and families in communities across the country. The National Council and its members bear testimony to the fact that medical, social, psychological, and rehabilitation services offered in community settings help people with mental illnesses and addiction disorders recover and lead productive lives.
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