2020 MHA Minority Mental Health: Facts & Stats
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9% Of Long-Term Care Residents Receive Less Medication Than Needed Due To Inadequate Prescription Coverage
About 8.9% of Medicare beneficiaries residing in long-term care facilities during 2011 to 2013 paid for all medications out-of-pocket (OOP). Long-term care Medicare enrollees without drug coverage or with private… Read MoreIntegrating Behavioral Care At A Nurse-Led Clinic: An Interview With Kent Alford
In this webcast, Kent Alford discusses an initiative in which a nurse-led primary care clinic located in an underserved urban locale in the Midwest folded in behavioral health care. The… Read MoreNew Jersey Creates Regional Health Hubs To Replace Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
The New Jersey Medicaid program, NJFamilyCare, is creating Regional Health Hubs (RHHs) to replace its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Demonstration Project. The four existing ACOs—the Healthy Greater Newark ACO; the… Read MorePermanent Supportive Housing Reduced Pennsylvania Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Spending By 13% Per Person
The state of Pennsylvania has reported that permanent supportive housing (PSH) for the state’s Medicaid beneficiaries reduced total Medicaid spending by 13% per person per month between 2011 and 2016.… Read MoreThe Nurse’s Role In Integrating & Improving Behavioral Care
Nurses are the cornerstone of health care delivery and as such are poised to take a lead role in forwarding the integration of behavioral care into primary care. This is… Read MorePresident Signs Bill To Allocate More Funding To CARES Act Loan & Relief Programs
On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed the $484 billion Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, (House Resolution 266) to allocate additional funding for programs created by the… Read MoreCalifornia Creates $75 Million Fund To Provide Stimulus Money To Undocumented Immigrants
On April 15, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced $75 million to create a one-time disaster relief assistance fund for undocumented state residents impacted by COVID-19. The California Department of… Read MoreAddressing Social Determinants: Impacting Health & Wellness Beyond Traditional Medicine (SDoH Series Part 1)
Social determinants of health (SDoH) – like socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment, social support networks, and access to health care – can have drastic impacts on individual… Read MoreTrauma Informed Care: Relevance In Primary Care & Mental Health Settings
In this interview, Dr. Bahr describes trauma informed care and why health care providers should be aware of and implement trauma informed practices. She also shares her perspective on the… Read More - PsychU For You
