The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), together with its broader application through the Affordable Care Act, mandates that the “financial requirements and treatment limitations that apply to MH/SUD benefits cannot be more restrictive than the predominant requirements and limitations that apply substantially to … Read More
Issue Briefs
Building A Competitive SAMHSA Grant With A Disparity Impact Statement
Planning For Grants As Opportunities, Not Challenges
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Grant season is upon us. November marks the start of serious planning time for non-profit organizations contemplating the potential of service growth, addressing gaps in services, meeting the needs of new populations of focus, adding recovery-oriented services, and refining their service models. Federal agencies, … Read More
Understanding The Final Report Of The President’s Commission On Combating Drug Addiction And The Opioid Crisis: What They Got Wrong
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The announcement of the Opioid Crisis as a National Emergency was an attempt by the White House to bring awareness and knowledge to this very urgent matter. On November 1, the appointed Commission on Combating Drug Addiction released their Final Report. Usually, recommendations given … Read More
Grant Seeking: Finding A Fit
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Grants are opportunities to expand program offerings as well as specialize and build expertise. A grant award is a recognition of the applicant’s commitment to serve. However, a grant submission is an initial commitment of vision and resources for the applicant. Each submission narrative … Read More
Unraveling Parity Compliance – Beyond a Template
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It is clear that a Parity compliance survey could be a useful starting point and tool to structure general Parity requirements by program type and Parity analysis process. A survey, if defined as a conceptual structure, could provide consistency, guidelines, and identify reproducible patterns … Read More
Financial Issues To Highlight When Launching A Care Coordination Program
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A children’s provider must consider an array of financial issues in order to optimize financial results when launching a care coordination program. Care coordination programs can yield a profit or, if not planned properly, produce losses. Below are some of the critical items that drive financial … Read More
Integrated Care for Children: Prevention and Screening at the Earliest Stage
Application of the System of Care Approach to Children’s Mental Health Homes
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The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; 2010) has had tremendous influence on behavioral health in the United States. Its provisions hold the potential to profoundly affect the delivery of behavioral health care, particularly by promoting changes in financing, organizing, and promoting … Read More
Expansion of Medicaid Services for Children and Families
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One of the themes developed by the Children’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Subcommittee included the desire to improve the children’s service system, including the expansion of children’s benefits under Medicaid. The vision of the design is a children’s system where we: intervene early in the … Read More