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When Medicaid pays the bills: behavioral healthcare providers have suffered as Medicaid has become the dominant public-sector payer.
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Behavioral Health Management
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January 1, 2006
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- Stoil, Michael J.
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Agency leaders in the Department of Health and Human Services have taken exception to statements that federal programs are financing a declining portion of mental healthcare. They point out that Medicaid overshadows traditional mental health block grants as the principal public-sector funding source for this care. If federal contributions to Medicaid are counted, then Washington's financing of public-sector behavioral healthcare is indeed growing.
State budget officers and legislators might disagree with the perspective that federal support is growing. Traditional mental health block grants are lump-sum payments to all states by the federal government, based on total state ...
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Mental health organization wants to shape public policy
The Mississippi Business Journal;
February 24, 1997 ;
Russell, Kelly;
247 words
......Mississippi Behavioral Healthcare Association...so-named the mental health care organization...the term "behavioral healthcare" best encompasses...treating mental health problems...contribute to mental health, he explains. Behavioral ...
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Veterans' Mental Health Issues: Where Is Help Coming From?
U.S. Newswire;
June 25, 2007 ;
421 words
......Community Behavioral Healthcare. "This is...their serious mental health issues lies...critical mental health services...Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not...representing 1,300 mental health and addictions...Community Behavioral ...
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Rebooting behavioral healthcare: mental health's transformation must...
Behavioral Health Management;
July 1, 2005 ;
Manderscheid, Ronald W.;
728 words
......SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services has partnered with behavioral healthcare software vendors...Innovation in Behavioral Healthcare to address the...transformed mental health world, the center...systems for behavioral healthcare. Better use...other ...
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DIRECTOR STEPHENSON ANNOUNCES CEO APPOINTMENT AT HEARTLAND BEHAVIORAL...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
November 21, 2007 ;
332 words
...The Ohio Department of Mental Health issued the following news...the Ohio Department of Mental Health, is pleased to announce...as the CEO of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare. Carpenter has over 20...in the field of health, mental health and human services ...
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New Medicare Law Removes Barriers to Mental Health Treatment
U.S. Newswire;
July 10, 2008 ;
510 words
......for Community Behavioral Healthcare, +1-301-984-62...for Community Behavioral Healthcare applauds Congress...copays for mental health services, bringing...percent copay for mental health services, compared...discrimination against mental health, said ...
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Mental health contract OK'd: County replaces United Behavioral.
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA);
May 31, 2006 ;
565 words
......said. County mental health services...operates Behavioral Healthcare Options...the help of Behavioral Healthcare -- to the state's Mental Health Division...of Spokane Mental Health, the county...feedback. Behavioral Healthcare will be ...
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Statement of AAHP and AMBHA on the Surgeon General's Conference on...
PR Newswire;
September 18, 2000 ;
606 words
......American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association...Children's Mental Health. This conference...children's mental health in this nation...one managed behavioral healthcare organization...American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association...leading managed ...
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Texas Educator Named to President's Mental Health Commission.
PR Newswire;
June 10, 2002 ;
452 words
......Commission on Mental Health. Dr. Speck...comprehensive community mental health and mental...the nation's mental health service delivery...a community mental health grant program...Burke Center Mental Health/Mental Retardation...for Community ...
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INTERIM CEO NAMED FOR HEARTLAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
June 25, 2007 ;
201 words
......Ohio Department of Mental Health issued the following...Ohio Department of Mental Health, today announced the...Officer of Heartland Behavioral Healthcare. Mobley will serve...Ohio Department of Mental Health. He previously served as CEO of Appalachian Behavioral ...
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SEN. SMITH UNVEILS LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
October 17, 2007 ;
536 words
......access to community-based mental health care facilities. The bill, the Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement...offer local access to mental health treatment. "Mental illness...Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and its members are ...
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Mental health program opens its doors next week BRIDGES is a 10-week,...
Dayton Daily News;
September 13, 2007 ;
Anthony Gottschlich Staff Writer;
211 words
......program to help people with mental health issues kicks off Sept. 20 at Eastway Behavioral Healthcare, 600 Wayne Ave. BRIDGES...by Ohio Advocates for Mental Health to help people work through...issues surrounding their mental health diagnosis. "Any adult...as long as ...
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Perspectives on disaster mental health intervention from the USNS comfort
Military Medicine;
September 1, 2002 ;
Reeves, James J;
787 words
......disaster mental health continues...issues the behavioral healthcare team aboard...mission, the behavioral healthcare team was...meet any mental health needs of...variety of mental health providers in the behavioral healthcare team.1 This...
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Web Site Offers Searchable Data Base for Local Mental Health Resources.
PR Newswire;
September 12, 2001 ;
294 words
......Community-based mental health and addictions illness...Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare said today. Charles...providing a full range of mental health services. Those local...state associations of behavioral healthcare providers who can...identifying ...
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MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PARITY:HENRY T. HARBIN
Congressional Testimony;
March 27, 2007 ;
787 words
......important issue of mental health and substance...parity for all mental health and substance...the State Mental Health Authority...national managed behavioral healthcare organizations...managing the mental health and substance...the managed ...
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Largest National Conference on Community-based Mental Health and...
PR Newswire;
April 7, 2006 ;
593 words
......for Community Behavioral Healthcare: --WHAT-- The...for Community Behavioral Healthcare will hold its...community-based mental health and addictions...of issues in mental health and addictions...the public mental health system, public...with national ...
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