Reminder: Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 Application Deadline is Oct. 26
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) is accepting applications for phase 4 of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) through Tuesday, Oct. 26.
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administers provider relief programs and is using a single application portal to make $17 billion in PRF phase 4 general distribution payments and $8.5 billion in
American Rescue Plan rural payments available to the nation’s providers.
Click
here to learn more about the programs and how to apply.
President Biden Honors Everyone in Recovery in Video Message
President Biden helped to conclude National Recovery Month this week with a brief
video celebrating all Americans in recovery.
The president acknowledged that about 23 million Americans are in recovery and millions more are affected by addiction. He also sent a clear message to people who are not in recovery, and to people with loved ones who are not in recovery.
“You are not alone. This is personal to millions of families,” President Biden said. “This is personal to my family. My son has written about it. And I know—I know there is hope,” he added. “Treatment works. Recovery is possible. And my administration is here to support every person and their family on their journey to recovery.”
SAMHSA to Establish New Office of Recovery
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is launching an Office of Recovery within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to advance the agency’s commitment to recovery for all Americans.
“We have identified recovery as a crosscutting principle throughout SAMHSA’s policies and programs,” Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D. said in an announcement. “In standing up this new office, SAMHSA is committed to growing and expanding recovery support services nationwide.”
SAMHSA’s announcement said the new office will have a dedicated team with an understanding of recovery to promote policies, programs, and services to those in or seeking recovery.
NABH 2021 Annual Meeting is Next Week
NABH is pleased to welcome attendees to the NABH 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington Oct.6-8!
Please join us at the Mandarin Oriental hotel and hear from our speakers, including Acting Assistant Secretary Ali Khawar from the U.S. Labor Department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, SAMHSA Administrator Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., former National Institute of Mental Health Director Tom Insel, M.D., folk singer and mental health advocate Judy Collins, and more.
Learn more about our
speakers on our Annual Meeting webpage, and please be sure to
register if you have not done so yet. We look forward to seeing you next week!
Please Nominate Members to the 2022 NABH Board of Trustees Slate of Candidates
Please help the NABH Selection Committee
identify potential candidates for
Board Chair-Elect and two
Board seats that will become available in 2022
The Selection Committee is particularly interested in identifying senior managers who represent the broad diversity within the NABH membership, including various levels of care, organizational structures, and size.
Please download a nomination form to share your recommendations of individuals you would like to see included in the single-slate ballot for 2022.
Please attach a curriculum vitae (CV) for each individual you recommend. This will help the Selection Committee in its deliberations. You are welcome to suggest yourself.
Please return this form and candidates’ CVs to
maria@nabh.org by Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.
Reminder: NABH Denial-of-Care Portal is Open to Members
NABH’s Denial-of-Care Portal is available for members to provide information about their experiences with managed care organizations that impose barriers to care through insurance-claim denials.
NABH’s Managed Care Committee worked for more than a year to develop the Denial-of-Care Portal as a way to collect specific data on insurers who deny care—often without regard for parity or the effects on patients.
This NABH member-only, survey-like tool allows users to add the name of a managed care organization, type of plan, level of care, type of care (mental health or substance use disorder), duration of approved treatment, duration of unapproved treatment, criteria used to deny a claim, and more.
The portal allows members to submit individual examples of claim denials or upload multiple entries via Excel. It also includes sections on appeals and physician participation. In time, the tool could be a valuable resource for the NABH team’s advocacy efforts.
Please e-mail
Emily Wilkins, NABH’s administrative coordinator, if you have questions about the portal.
Fact of the Week
Physicians have prescribed 44% fewer opioids over the past decade, yet fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses have continued to climb, according to a new
report from the American Medical Association.
CEO Update Will Publish Next on Friday, Oct. 15
NABH will not publish
CEO Update next week due to the Annual Meeting. Please look for our next edition on Friday, Oct. 15.
For questions or comments about this CEO Update, please contact Jessica Zigmond.