62 Million Americans Will Have Expanded Mental Health & Addiction Disorder Benefits In 2014 Under Health Care Reform
Hot 'Off The Wire' News for the Week of March 4, 2013
As of January 1, 2014, about 62 million Americans will have expanded access to behavioral health services through their health insurance plan through the Essential Health Benefits provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). Under the Essential Health Benefits provision, 32.1 million people with and without health insurance will gain access to a health insurance plan that offers behavioral health benefits at parity with the plan’s medical and surgical benefits. Additionally, about 30.4 million insured individuals who currently have a plan that offers behavioral health benefits will be enrolled in a plan... Full Article (premium members)
Mental Health & Addiction Services
- HHS Releases Final Rule For Essential Health Benefits, DOJ Issues Compliance Warning (all members)
- CARF Introduces Accreditation For Eating Disorder Treatment Programs (premium members)
- Final Two North Carolina Medicaid Behavioral Health MCOs Launch (premium members)
Child & Family Services
- Washington Implementing Family Assessment Response Program To Provide Preventive Services To At-Risk Families (premium members)
- States With Strong Work-First Welfare Policies Are Less Generous With Child Care Subsidies (premium members)
Cognitive Disability Services
- 11.7% Of Americans Over Age 65 Had Alzheimer's Disease In 2010; Prevalence Expected To Reach 15.5% By 2050 (all members)
- Virginia Exploring New Medicaid I/DD Waiver Options (premium members)
- Arizona Medicaid Preparing For Duals Managed Care Demonstration (premium members)
Disability Support Services & Long-Term Care
- Colorado Launching Money Follows The Person Demonstration Program In Early 2013 (premium members)
- Pennsylvania DPW To Seek Adult Protective Services For Adults With Disabilities Between The Ages Of 18 & 59 (premium members)
- Green House Program Reduces Costs For Older Americans (premium members)
Social Services
- Pennsylvania Charter School Outcomes Drop With Federally-Mandated Recalculation Of Scores (premium members)
- Review Of Cross-Agency Human Service Data Sharing Initiatives Finds Improved Eligibility Verification Processes & Tighter Program Integrity (premium members)
- Five-Site Head Start Pilot Project To Blend Head Start & Early Head Start Funding Streams (premium members)
- Federal Bureau Of Prisons Awards Nearly $20 Million For Three Residential Reentry Center Services Contracts (premium members)
- Louisiana Ranks First In National 'School Reform Environment' Ranking (premium members)
Strategic Health Care News
- Half Of U.S. Population Can Access Accountable Care Organizations (premium members)
- Employers Moving To Consumer-Directed Health Plans Reduced Spending By 7% (premium members)
- Ohio Seeking Proposals To Support Statewide Health Care Payment Innovation (premium members)
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News Wire Recap
- February 25, 2013: Venture Capital Investments In Health IT Totaled $1 Billion+ In 2012
- February 18, 2013: CMS Announces 464 Facilities Selected For Medicare Bundled Payment Program
- February 11, 2013: CMS Previews Medicaid Core Set Of Health Home Quality Measures
- February 4, 2013: CMS Announces 106 New ACO Contracts; 260 ACOs Now In Operation
- January 28, 2013: Florida Awards Medicaid Long-Term Managed Care Contracts
