Final Bill Includes Six-Month Moratorium on New CMS Rules on Both Rehab Services Option and School-Based Services; Moves to Senate Later This Week. Yesterday evening, the House approved legislation to reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by a vote of 265-159.
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Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration Now Available Online
The National Council for Community Behavioral Health recently introduced an online Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral…
Closing the Addictions Treatment Gap
"Unforseen Benefits: Addiciton Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs", is a study published by the Open Society Institute…
Screening and Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in School Based Mental Health Programs
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools published this study made possible by a grant…
Representatives Engel and Matsui Introduce Amendment for Federal Designation
"A definition for “Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers (FQBHCs)” was included in proposed federal legislation for the…