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
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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
SAE White Paper – The Impact of COVID-19 and a Proposal for Service Innovation
World Suicide Prevention Day
An Issue That Is Relevant To Everyone
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August 26 marked four years since San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first sat for the national anthem of an NFL preseason game. Kaepernick received constant criticism and negative attention for sitting and kneeling during the national anthem. Still, he proceeded to protest with … Read More
HHS Addresses Recent Fraudulent HIPAA Communications
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently sent an alert to its listservs regarding fraudulent communications that are being sent to health care organizations around the country. OCR states that it became “aware of postcards being sent to … Read More
COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Application and Attestation
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HHS recently announced that certain Medicare providers would be given another opportunity to receive additional Provider Relief Fund payments. These are providers who previously missed the June 3, 2020 deadline to apply for additional funding equal to 2 percent of their total patient care revenue from the $20 … Read More
CMS on Reducing Barriers to Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations under Medicaid
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This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final report that identifies best practices and potential solutions for reducing barriers to using services delivered via telehealth for the treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) among pediatric populations under Medicaid. This part of … Read More
SAMHSA Updates Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19
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SAMHSA just announced that they updated their Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) on matters related to the mental and substance use disorder field as they deal with COVID-19.Click here to view their resources for assistance during the pandemic. Applications for SAMHSA Centers of Excellence … Read More