HHS Hosts Technical Webinars as Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 Application Deadline Approaches
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) will accept 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 Act (ARP) rural payments available to the nation’s providers.
To offer guidance for providers, HRSA has produced a series of webinars for Phase 4 and ARP rural applications on how to navigate the application portal and provide the required financial documentation. These sessions include:
- Phase 4 and ARP Rural: Overview and Portal Demonstration
- Thursday, Sept. 30: View the recorded webcast.
- Tuesday, Oct. 5: View the recorded webcast.
- Download the slides.
- Phase 4 and ARP Rural: Providing Supporting Documentation
- Wednesday, Oct. 13: View the recorded webcast.
- Thursday, Oct. 21: 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET: Register to attend.
HHS also hosted a briefing session to provide information about these funding opportunities. Click
here to watch the video.
NASHP Examines How States are Spending American Rescue Plan Act Funds
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has developed a state-by-state analysis to show how states are using funds from the $1.9 trillion
American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) that became law on March 11, 2021.
The ARP provides considerable funding for continued pandemic response, including $195.3 billion in Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds for the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Those funds must be obligated by Dec. 31, 2024 and expended by Dec. 31, 2026.
Click
here to view NASHP’s map and accompanying state profiles to see the status of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund.
Palo Alto University Announces Training to Incorporate Digital Therapy Tools in Mental Health Practices
Palo Alto University has announced it will begin offering a 50-hour training program for incorporating digital therapy tools into mental health practices.
According to the university, the new program—
Foundations of Digital Mental Health— will offer “foundational knowledge, training, and best practices necessary” for delivering mental health services online.
Course topics include Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Screen Time, Digital Interventions, and Teletherapy; Suicide, Risk Assessment & Treatment Planning Via Tele-Mental Health; and Evidence-Based Internet Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities.
Click
here to learn more and to register.
NABH 2021 Annual Meeting Presentations & Exhibitor & Sponsor Guide Available Online
Thank you to all who attended NABH’s 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington last week!
NABH was pleased to welcome in person top officials from SAMHSA and the U.S. Labor Department, former National Institute of Mental Health Director Tom Insel, M.D.,
New York Times bestselling author and four-time Emmy winner Larry Sabato, Ph.D. of the University of Virginia, award-winning singer and mental health advocate Judy Collins, and others.
Please visit our
Speakers & Presentations page to view the presentations that included slides and that NABH has permission to post publicly.
Also, NABH mailed copies of the 2021
Exhibitor & Sponsor Guide to members this week, and the guide’s online version is available on both the
NABH Resources and
Exhibitors & Sponsors pages on our website.
Annual Meeting photos and videos will be posted to our Annual Meeting page later this month.
We look forward to seeing everyone in Washington from June 13-15, 2022 for next year’s Annual Meeting!
Please Nominate Members to the 2022 NABH Board of Trustees Slate of Candidates Today!
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 the end of today, Oct. 15.
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
An
analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found that the risk of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection among vaccinated patients with substance use disorders was low overall, but higher than the risk among vaccinated people without substance use disorders.
For questions or comments about this CEO Update, please contact Jessica Zigmond.