By Associated Press Posted: April 2, 2014 – 9:45 am ET Tags: Associated Press (AP), Barack Obama, ICD-10, Medicare, Payers, Physicians, Reimbursement President Barack Obama Tuesday signed into law legislation to give doctors temporary relief from a flawed Medicare payment formula that threatened them with a 24% cut in their fees. A 64-35 Senate vote…

Bridging the Divide 2014 Upstream, Downstream: Navigating the Waters of Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Grief Support 2014 Bridging the Divide: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Summit May 6-7, 2014 Regis University Lowell Campus (3333 Regis Blvd., Denver) Join the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC) for the 2014 Bridging the Divide: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Summit on…

WASHINGTON — More than 4.2 million people have enrolled in private health plans sold through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges as of March 1, the Obama administration reported Tuesday. However, the administration didn’t say how many of those people have paid their first month’s premiums or how many were previously uninsured. The 4.2 million…

3/9/2014 By George Delgrosso Special to The Colorado Statesman As the experts in providing integrated behavioral health services to the people of Colorado, the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) has advocated for many years to expand funding for much-needed mental health and substance abuse care and treatment. The 28 independent private organizations which are our…

Mental Health Partners opens new Drop-in Help Center in Lyons to help residents cope with emotional distress following flood BOULDER, COLO. (Dec. 10, 2013) Mental Health Partners opens a Drop-in Help Center in Lyons Dec. 12 to aid residents there who are coping with emotional distress related to the September flooding. This site was selected…

The newly redrafted Crisis Stabilization RFP has been released.   Download the Main RFP here. (excludes attachments & exhibits) For the full documents please visit the State Bids Website here.

As funding for services has declined, more Coloradans in need of treatment find themselves in emergency situations. They’re victims of car accidents or shootings. They’ve overdosed on cocaine, swallowed too many pills or passed out drunk. On an average Friday or Saturday night, they can make up about half of the sick, injured and wounded…

November 4, 2013 En Español Mental Health Partners has opened three Drop-In Help Centers to assist residents impacted by the recent floods.  These Drop-In Help Centers provide immediate mental health crisis services for residents coping with anxiety, sadness, depression, fear, sleeplessness, guilt, anger and other emotional distress. These services are available for children, teens, adults…