"Today, President Bush signed the Iraq war supplemental appropriations bill into law. This legislation includes a one-year delay in the implementation of six of seven recent Medicaid regulations – including both case management and the rehabilitative service option. Thank you to all National Council members who contacted your Senators and Representatives to urge them to vote to preserve Medicaid. Your calls and e-mails have made a difference!" Chuck Ingoglia, MSW
Vice President, Public Policy
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“The need for reform in the care of mentally ill persons caught up in the judicial system”
This publication, by Stephen Melek, discusses the challenges presented to our criminal justice system resulting from a…
Charles Ingoglia, of The National Council, Presentation at the 2008 CBHC Annual Training Conference
CBHC thanks Charles Ingoglia, MSW, Vice President of Public Policy at the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare,…
Mental Health Parity Bill Enacted – Milliman Bulletin, October 7, 2008
Congress has passed long awaited provisions, within the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act", requiring employer-sponsored health plans to…
Chronic Conditions and Comorbid Pyschological Disorders
Mental health actuarial experts at Milliman have published a study on chronic physical conditions and comorbid psychological disorders. …