Resources on Colorado Health Care Affordability Act
In April of 2009, Governor Ritter signed the Health Care Affordability Act (HB 09-1293), authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to collect a hospital provider fee to support the expansion of health care coverage to more than 100,000 Coloradans. The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council is very excited about the potential for expansion [...]
READ MORENew Provisions of Federal Healthcare Reform Begin this Week
Several major provisions of the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act go into effect beginning September 23rd. These provisions were designed to afford greater protection to consumers and to limit restrictions insurance companies can put on who they provide care to: Young people up to age 26 will be able to remain on their parents’ [...]
READ MOREAdditional Resources Now Available in Healthcare Reform Section
CBHC has recently added additional resources to the Healthcare Reform Sections of our website. These pages are listed in the menu bar at the top of the homepage. Or you can access these resources by clicking the links below: Healthcare Reform Resources Reform – Specific Issues CBHC Integrated Care Mapping Project Healthcare Integration Resources
READ MORENuts and Bolts of ACO Financial and Operational Success
"The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) calls for the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) as a more cost-effective way of paying for healthcare. In order to succeed, ACOs will have to establish actuarial cost and utilization targets and use medical management to achieve those targets. This process of benchmarking and managing toward [...]
READ MOREHealth Reform and Medicare – Resources for Seniors
Healthcare reform and and changes to the Medicare program will have major impacts on older adults in the United States. Families USA and the National Council on Aging are working to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries are educated on the true impacts of the federal healthcare legislation and have developed resources to clarify what coverage could [...]
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National Council News
- Survey Finds Behavioral Health Professionals Earn Less Than Fast Food Workers April 11, 2011
- 2011 Class Chosen for National Council Psychiatric Leadership Program April 7, 2011
- National Council Leadership Program to Eliminate Health Disparities March 14, 2011
- Experienced Voices Portray the Real Needs of Persons with Mental Illness March 14, 2011
SAMHSA News
- TIP 54: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders January 1, 2012
- Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Mental Health Findings December 1, 2011
- Illicit Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits in Metropolitan Areas of the United States: 2009 December 1, 2011