SAAS News - 1.25.12
Moving Forward in 2012:
A new year calls for reflection and anticipation. Services for prevention, treatment, and recovery are essential to individuals, families, and our communities. Healthcare and parity legislation has opened doors to opportunities offering hope for improved services and cost-based reimbursements including appropriate salaries for our well-educated and skilled workforce.
Change also brings fears associated with transition and implementation. Much more advocacy is needed as states begin to develop their plans for Exchanges and Essential Benefits. We must be vigilant to ensure that the goals of the original legislation don't disappear in a flurry of regulations based on short-sighted budgets instead of overall savings to healthcare and the wellness of our citizens.
SAAS News - 12.22.11
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SAAS News - 11.21.11
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Resources for Moving Forward - 11.22.11
National Academy for State Health Policy Webinar: Looking into the Crystal Ball: Preparing for the Essential Health Benefits: Thursday, December 8, 2:30 - 4:00 PM EST Register Here
In this webinar, expert presenters will help states identify how to get started on benefit design, provide insights on how what HHS' guidance on the essential health benefits package might look like. Discussion topics will include:
SAAS News - 10.13.11
When I was in Minnesota last month presenting at the MAARCH conference, I reminded the audience that this is the 20th anniversary of what's been called the greatest World Series ever. If you're not a baseball fan (particularly not the Braves or the Twins), this might not jog your memory. However, it's a wonderful story of two teams who went from "worst to first" and ended up in the "Big Dance." There was talk that the trophy should have been split as each team won at home (a first) and several games went down to the 9th inning. If you want to learn more about this historic World Series you can check out http://mlb.mlb.com/min/fan_forum/1991.jsp.
SAAS News - 9.9.11
September has always been my favorite month. Our field is often plagued with misinformation, stigma, and sad stories, but this is our month to celebrate. National Recovery Month kicked off with a press conference on September 8 at the National Press Club, where SAMHSA released key findings from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
The National Impact - 9.6.11
Welcome back to “The National Impact,” our monthly e-newsletter to keep you updated on the campaign’s advocacy efforts! Many thanks to all the supporters who have made our successes possible. Together, we can dramatically alter the national landscape so that fewer people suffer from alcohol and drug problems, the addicted receive the care they need, and people in recovery can live healthy and productive lives.
Essential Health Benefit Recommendations
Resources for Moving Forward - 8.17.2011
With all the regulatory, legislative, programmatic and service delivery changes and requirements that health care reform and parity are delivering to your door, the goal of 'Resources Moving Forward' is to identify and provide you with ongoing resources such as data, expert opinions, policy and legislative analysis, news and good practice models, in short -- information, ideas and strategies that can help you navigate through these new and unchartered waters.
Please send us materials that we can share with your colleagues across the country and this way, all of us can collectively reap the benefits.
