Reform – Specific Issues

Fact Sheets, Reports, and Resources

Healthcare Reform in Colorado

• Transforming Colorado’s Behavioral Health System
• Implementing Health Care Reform: A Roadmap for Colorado
  • Implementing Health Care Reform: Appendices
    

Accountable Care Organizations

• Can Accountable Care Organizations Improve the Value of Health Care by Solving the Cost and Quality Quandaries?
• Nuts and Bolts of ACO Financial and Operational Success: Calculating and Managing to Actuarial Utilization Targets
  

Health Care Affordability Act

• HCPF Web Page – Health Care Affordability Act
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – Colorado Health Care Affordability Act
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – Adults without Dependent Children
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – Buy-in Programs for People with Disabilities
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – CHP+ Expansion
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – Medicaid Parent Expansion Program
  
• HCPF Fact Sheet – Continuous Eligibility
  

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity

• 2009 Mental Health Parity Brochure
• Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - National Council Presentation
• Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 -  State & Local Issues
• Parity of Medicare Benefits for Persons with Mental and Substance Use Conditions

Other

• Transforming Colorado’s Behavioral Health System
• Improving Private Insurance Alcohol Treatment Benefits Can Save States Money
• Issues in Access to New Treatment Options for Individuals with Severe Depression
• Managed Mental Health Care: Findings from the Literature, 1990-2005
• The National Council at 2008 CBHC Annual Training Conference
• Using the Alcohol Cost Calculator to Access State Costs of Alcohol Problems

Resources for Seniors (Medicare and Health Reform)

• Medicare, Health Reform, and You (ppt presentation)
• Parity of Medicare Benefits for Persons with Mental and Substance Use Condition
• Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform