Like you, we are working to figure out how the passage of health reform will change the behavioral health system. The federal government and many states have begun implementation efforts, and we have developed a document (attached) outlining our vision for a modern behavioral health system, along with specific benefits that should be included in any essential benefit package. Feel free to use this document as you begin health reform implementation discussions in your states and communities.
Here are some resources we thought might be helpful to you:
- HHS Fact Sheet on the Temporary High Risk Pool Program (ATTACHED)
- Kaiser Family Foundation brief – “Financing New Medicaid Coverage Under Health Reform: The Role of the Federal Government and States”
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8072.pdf - New York Times summary on the CLASS Act provision in the health reform law – “Parsing the New Law on Long-Term Care”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/health/policy/04land.html - HHS Toolkit to Advance Enrollment and Retention Efforts in Children’s Health Insurance Programs
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/professionals/toolkit/toolkit.html#Section%202:%20Material%20Development%20and%20Dissemination - Alliance for Health Reform briefing – “What’s in There? The New Health Reform Law and Medicare”
http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=184 - Alliance for Health Reform briefing – “What’s in There? The New Health Reform Law and Medicaid”
http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=182 - Alliance for Health Reform briefing – “What’s in There? The New Health Reform Law and Private Insurance”
http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=183
