Yesterday, the Biden-Harris transition announced the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, naming 13 public health experts to advise President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the Transition’s COVID-19 staff. This news comes after the coronavirus has spread at alarming rates in the US in recent weeks. “Dealing … Read More
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SAE CAREs Podcast: Utilizing Care Coordination During COVID-19
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As a follow-up to our White Paper: The Impact of COVID-19 and a Proposal for Service Innovation, SAE continues to focus on specific elements of the document during this current series of podcasts.Today’s SAE CAREs (Clinical And Research Experts) Podcast is “Utilizing Care Coordination … Read More
HHS Expands Provider Relief Fund Eligibility
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the latest Provider Relief Fund (PRF) application period has been expanded to include provider applicants such as residential treatment facilities, chiropractors, and eye and … Read More
SAE Staff Spotlight: Loan Mai
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Loan Mai, PhD, SAE’s Director of Population Health Management, is an experienced clinician and researcher in implementation science, organizational psychology, and program evaluation with a focus on disparity in care, quality outcome measures, and solutions for barriers to care. With direct clinical and operational experience … Read More
SAE CAREs Podcast: The Impact of Integrated Care on COVID-19
CMS Update on Telehealth Services in Medicaid and Medicare
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). CMS is also providing additional support to state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies in … Read More
SAE Consultant Spotlight: Dr. Rhonda Bohs
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Rhonda Bohs, PhD, is an experienced applied experimental psychologist with more than 30 years in the application of evidence-based practice to community-based behavioral health and integrated care programs, community systems transformation, and system/program evaluation and clinical trial research. Dr. Bohs has implemented numerous innovative and … Read More
CMS on Required Coverage for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services
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State Medicaid programs are now required to provide coverage of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services and drugs under a new mandatory benefit. The purpose of the new mandatory MAT benefit found at section 1905(a)(29) of the Act is to increase access to evidenced-based treatment … Read More
SAE CAREs Podcast: Systems of Care in Response to COVID-19
SAE Consultant Spotlight: FERN ZAGOR, LCSW, ACSW
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Fern Zagor, LCSW, ACSW, has a distinguished career of more than four decades serving in senior management capacities in behavioral health and human services. In August of 2012, Ms. Zagor became the President/CEO of the Staten Island Mental Health Society (SIMHS). On January 1, 2019, under her … Read More