The Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health (SWMBH), the PIHP for the counties in the southwest portion of Michigan, recently developed a detailed, fact driven, analysis of the impact of the ACA, including the Healthy Michigan Plan, on behavioral healthcare in Michigan and the SWMBH region. That analysis, in the form of slides, are located on the MACMHB webiste click on the link below:
A repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act is on the agenda for Congress in 2017. While Americans remain divided on which policy proposals they favor, there is shared concern about rising premiums and deductibles for those covered by private insurance.
On January 18 the Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research sponsored a public policy forum, Medicaid Expansion in Michigan. The slides and video of the forum, featuring opinion leaders and experts in the field of Medicaid policy, are available at:
With numerous threats to Medicaid and behavioral health services now circulating Capitol Hill, the National Council of Behavioral Healthcare (of which MACMHB is a member) wants to prepare and mobilize its advocates with biweekly policy webinars.
“In considering changes to Medicaid financing, it is critical that Congress continue to maintain a meaningful federal role in this partnership and does not shift costs to states,” - Governors Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) and Brian Sandoval (R-NV), who head the National Governors Association. These words are contained in a recent letter, from the National Governor’s Association (NGA), with unanimous consent from every governor in the country to Congressional leadership, offering the views of the nation’s governors on revisions to the nation’s Medicaid program. The NGA letter can be found below and at:
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion invites you to join us on campus this summer in Philadelphia to discuss state-of-the-science research related to individuals with mental illnesses and community inclusion. Based on the popularity of our previous conferences, spaces fill up quickly! Reserve your space early: look for our 2017 Summer Institute registration announcement in February!
The Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health (SWMBH), the PIHP for the counties in the southwest portion of Michigan, recently developed a detailed, fact driven, analysis of the impact of the ACA, including the Healthy Michigan Plan, on behavioral healthcare in Michigan and the SWMBH region. That analysis, in the form of slides, are located on the MACMHB webiste click on the link below:
A repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act is on the agenda for Congress in 2017. While Americans remain divided on which policy proposals they favor, there is shared concern about rising premiums and deductibles for those covered by private insurance.
On January 18 the Michigan State University Institute for Public Policy and Social Research sponsored a public policy forum, Medicaid Expansion in Michigan. The slides and video of the forum, featuring opinion leaders and experts in the field of Medicaid policy, are available at:
With numerous threats to Medicaid and behavioral health services now circulating Capitol Hill, the National Council of Behavioral Healthcare (of which MACMHB is a member) wants to prepare and mobilize its advocates with biweekly policy webinars.
“In considering changes to Medicaid financing, it is critical that Congress continue to maintain a meaningful federal role in this partnership and does not shift costs to states,” - Governors Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) and Brian Sandoval (R-NV), who head the National Governors Association. These words are contained in a recent letter, from the National Governor’s Association (NGA), with unanimous consent from every governor in the country to Congressional leadership, offering the views of the nation’s governors on revisions to the nation’s Medicaid program. The NGA letter can be found below and at:
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion invites you to join us on campus this summer in Philadelphia to discuss state-of-the-science research related to individuals with mental illnesses and community inclusion. Based on the popularity of our previous conferences, spaces fill up quickly! Reserve your space early: look for our 2017 Summer Institute registration announcement in February!
