Year: 2018
NABH Inside Scoop: CMS Announces Demonstration Projects for SMI and SED
NABH Inside Scoop: CMS Announces Demonstration Projects for SMI and SED
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NABH Analysis: The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6)
NABH Analysis: The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6)
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NABH Seeks 2019 Board Nominations
As the Selection Committee prepares to consider possible nominees, we would like you to help us identify potential candidates for:
Please return this form (and candidates’ CVs) by Wednesday, October 31, 2018, to maria@nabh.org (or mail to NABH, ATTN: Maria Merlie, 900 17th Street, NW, Suite 420, Washington, DC 20006).
Immediate Past Board Chair Debbie Osteen will chair the NABH Selection Committee, which will meet this fall to develop the final slate.
- the position of Board Chair-Elect and
- two Board seats that will become available in 2019.
NABH Applauds Congress for Reaching Agreement on Opioid-Response Package
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NABH Applauds Congress for Reaching Agreement on Opioid-Response Package
WASHINGTON, DC (September 26, 2018) — On behalf of more than 1,000 mental health hospitals and addiction treatment centers, the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare thanks Congress for reaching an agreement to address America’s deadly opioid crisis.
The final package includes many NABH-supported measures and contains the first substantive change to the Medicaid program’s burdensome Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion since the early 1970s.
“NABH thanks House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) for his strong leadership in the House, which helped ensure that his colleagues paid close attention to the IMD exclusion, an antiquated regulation that has denied access to inpatient treatment for those who need it,” said NABH President and CEO Mark Covall. “We also thank Reps. Mimi Walters (R-Calif.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) for their tireless efforts to understand the IMD exclusion—and do all they can to repeal this provision and remove access barriers to behavioral healthcare services for millions of Americans.”
NABH is also pleased with several other provisions in the final package and urges lawmakers to pass this legislation as soon as possible. Lives depend on it.
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About NABH The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) advocates for behavioral healthcare and represents provider systems that are committed to the delivery of responsive, accountable, and clinically effective prevention, treatment, and care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental and substance use disorders. Its members are behavioral healthcare provider organizations that own or manage more than 1,000 specialty psychiatric hospitals, general hospital psychiatric and addiction treatment units and behavioral healthcare divisions, residential treatment facilities, youth services organizations, and extensive outpatient networks. The association was founded in 1933.
NABH Maps Out Pathways to a Better Addiction Treatment System
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WASHINGTON, DC (August 9, 2018)— The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) today released Pathways to Care: Treating Opioid and Substance Use Disorders, a white paper that offers practical and applicable approaches to fixing America’s frayed substance use disorder treatment delivery system.
In 2016, more than 20 million individuals in the United States had a substance use disorder (SUD), and 89 percent of individuals who needed treatment did not receive it. This is known as the treatment gap, and it exists for individuals with all types of SUDs, including opioid use disorder. The treatment gap is literally killing us and reducing life expectancy in the United States.
The current system is characterized by limited integration between specialty addiction care and the general medical community; low use of evidence-based practices; poorly organized services that often confuse the public; limited, inconsistent, and unpredictable financing; and insufficient workforce capacity to meet consumer demand.
The good news is the United States has highly skilled clinicians and first-rate health systems and programs to treat people with SUDs. Now we need to improve access to those providers and services.
“As we build a better system to address the opioid crisis, we must look to strengthen and sustain the entire system of care,” Sarah A. Wattenberg, director of quality and addiction services at NABH, writes in Pathways to Care. “Only then will we realize our full potential—and save lives in the process.”
Wattenberg’s paper is a landscape review that presents information about unhealthy substance use and how the delivery system often fails to connect people to treatment; provide the correct evidence-based services; monitor patient recovery during and after treatment; and re-engage patients whose symptoms recur.
Along with the paper, NABH released a Pathways to Care provider checklist, an infographic that identifies key Pathways milestones, and shareable graphics to post on Twitter and LinkedIn. To access these materials, please visit www.nabh.org/pathways. Also be sure to follow us on Twitter (@NABHbehavioral), LinkedIn, and YouTube.
To schedule interviews with Sarah A. Wattenberg, please contact Jessica Zigmond using the contact information at the top of this news release.
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About NABH The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) advocates for behavioral healthcare and represents provider systems that are committed to delivering responsive, accountable, and clinically effective prevention, treatment, and care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental and substance use disorders. Its members are behavioral healthcare provider organizations that own or manage more than 1,000 specialty psychiatric hospitals, general hospital psychiatric and addiction treatment units and behavioral healthcare divisions, residential treatment facilities, youth services organizations, and extensive outpatient networks. The association was founded in 1933.
NABH Comments on the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
NABH has sent comments about implementing the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) to the Administration for Children and Families at HHS.
NABH Commends Policymakers for Introducing Bill to Boost Behavioral Healthcare Workforce
NABH has sent letters to policymakers in the House and Senate who introduced respective versions of the Opioid Workforce Act of 2018 to expand and improve addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or pain management residency positions to address America’s opioid crisis.
Letter to Representative Crowley
Letter to Senator Nelson
NABH Sends FY 2019 IPF-PPS Proposed Rule Comments to CMS
NABH has sent comments to CMS about the agency’s proposed FY 2019 rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities.
NABH Inside Scoop: U.S. House Passes IMD CARE Act and Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety
NABH Inside Scoop: U.S. House Passes IMD CARE Act and Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety
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News Release
NABH issued a news release about the need for wider access to behavioral healthcare services in the United States after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week that suicide rates have increased in nearly every state from 1999 to 2016.
Signature Healthcare Services’ Aurora San Diego Hospital Hosts Congressional Site Visit
NABH Member Hosts Congressional Site Visit
NABH member Signature Healthcare Services’ Aurora San Diego hospital recently hosted Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), who toured the facility and met with hospital leaders to discuss some the biggest challenges facing the behavioral healthcare industry.
Aurora San Diego provides mental health and substance abuse services both on an inpatient and outpatient basis for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Aurora also has a highly regarded military treatment program for active duty members who are working through combat-related trauma, general mental health issues and substance use disorders.
Rep. Peters and hospital leaders discussed addressing the opioid crisis and removing some outdated federal barriers to care, including the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion that prevents adult Medicaid beneficiaries from accessing acute care in facilities with more than 16 beds, and Medicare’s 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient care in a psychiatric hospital.
Following his tour, Rep. Peters hosted a Town Hall-style meeting with about 50 Aurora employees from across all disciplines to discuss the need for more resources to address mental health for service members and veterans.
For information and help coordinating a congressional site visit, please contact Julia E. Richardson, NABH’s director of advocacy and senior counsel, at julia@nabh.org.
Visited Aurora Behavioral Healthcare, where they provide treatment for active duty service members working through Combat Related Trauma, mental health issues & substance use. I spoke about out work to get more resources to address mental health for service members & veterans. pic.twitter.com/33qF3W4eWi
— Rep. Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters) March 30, 2018
NABH Inside Scoop: Behavioral Health Provisions of the FY 2018 Funding Agreement
On March 23, the President signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2018 (H.R. 1625), known more commonly as the “Omnibus.” The measure finances government operations through Sept. 30, the remainder of FY 2018 and provides $1.3 trillion in FY 2018 discretionary spending.
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NAPHS Becomes National Association for Behavioral Healthcare
WASHINGTON, DC (March 19, 2018) —The Board of Trustees of the former National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) announced the association has changed its name to the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH), effective Monday, March 19, 2018.
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“Today, our country’s behavioral healthcare challenges seem greater than ever,” said NABH President/CEO Mark Covall.
“The opioid crisis, high rate of suicide, and spate of mass shootings remind us every day why our members are critical players in America’s healthcare continuum,” he continued. “Our nation’s behavioral health needs are as complex as they are numerous. That’s why we decided our association’s name should better reflect all our members and the comprehensive range of services they provide.” |
Last fall, the Board agreed the new association name should:
- Reflect the association’s Mission to advocate for behavioral healthcare and represent the providers who deliver care to those with mental health and substance use disorders;
- Reflect the association’s Vision of a society where behavioral healthcare is recognized, respected, and allocated resources with fairness and equity as part of overall health;
- Represent the association’s diverse membership; and
- Invite other organizations to join the association.
“For 85 years, our association’s members have cared for those with mental health and substance use disorders, and always looked ahead to new treatments, programs and services,” said NABH Board Chair Brent Turner. “Our Board understood that our new name should build on our association’s excellent and longstanding work—and, more important, position the association for the future.”
Also Monday, the Board introduced NABH’s social media channels on Twitter (@NABHbehavioral), LinkedIn and YouTube. The announcements came on the first day of the 2018 NABH Annual Meeting (#NABH18), which will take place at the Mandarin Oriental Washington, DC through Wednesday. Guest speakers at the meeting include Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., former NFL player and behavioral healthcare advocate Ryan Leaf, former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)
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About NABH
The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) advocates for behavioral healthcare and represents provider systems that are committed to the delivery of responsive, accountable, and clinically effective prevention, treatment, and care for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with mental and substance use disorders. Its members are behavioral healthcare provider organizations that own or manage more than 1,000 specialty psychiatric hospitals, general hospital psychiatric and addiction treatment units and behavioral healthcare divisions, residential treatment facilities, youth services organizations, and extensive outpatient networks. The association was founded in 1933.
NABH Inside Scoop: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Proposes $17 billion to Address Opioid Crisis
The Trump administration included nearly $17 billion to combat the nation’s opioid crisis in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request the White House released today.
NABH Inside Scoop: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Proposes $17 billion to Address Opioid Crisis
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