PublicPolicyHealthcareReformataGlance

Healthcare Reform/Affordable Care Act General Information Clearinghouses

Federal Healthcare Reform website www.healthcare.gov
NYS Healthcare Reform website www.healthcarereform.ny.gov
American College of Mental Health Administration Healthcare Reform Index http://www.acmha.org/current_events_national_activities.shtml
SAMHSA Healthcare Reform page http://www.samhsa.gov/healthReform/
http://mentalhealthcarereform.org/
Legal Action Center Healthcare Reform page http://www.lac.org/index.php/lac/national_healthcare_reform

The Looming Expansion And Transformation of Public Substance Abuse Treatment Under
the Affordable Care Act (access to full article requires subscription)

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/30/8/1402.abstract

State Level Implementation Activities

NYS HCR Implementation Updates http://www.healthcarereform.ny.gov/
National Council of State Legislators State Implementation Tracker http://www.ncsl.org/?TabId=22123

Healthcare Reform Implementation Timelines

Federal timeline http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html
Timelines from NYS HCR website http://www.healthcarereform.ny.gov/timeline/
Timelines from the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/healthcare_reform#summaries

Health homes

NYSDOH Health Home page http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/medicaid_health_homes
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Health Home resources http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/acos_and_health_homes

Patient Centered Medical Homes

National Committee for Quality Assurance PCMH Guidelines http://www.ncqa.org/tabid/631/Default.aspx
Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative PCMH Resources
http://www.pcpcc.net/content/joint-principles-patient-centered-medical-home

Medicaid Redesign in NY

MRT website http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/
MRT Behavioral Health Subgroup page http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/behavioral_health_reform.htm

Health Information Technology

ASAP/NetSmart Meaningful Use Webinar
http://www.ntst.com/nyasap/
NYSDOH Meaningful Use Guidance
http://www.health.ny.gov/technology/meaningful_use_guidance/
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__home/1204
Software Selection Guide http://www.niatx.net//PDF/AcceleratingReform/OpenMinds.pdf

Behavioral Health Organizations

Joint OASAS/OMH BHO RFP http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/rfp/2011/bho/

Provider Tools

NIA-Tx Provider Readiness Assessment Tool http://www.niatx.net/hrri/Instructions.aspx
SAAS Moving Forward Resources http://www.saasnet.org/drupal-6.6/node/152
HCR Impact on Behavioral Health FAQ http://mentalhealthcarereform.org/parity/#faq
Business Operations for Behavioral Health Collaborative http://www.niatx.net/Content/ContentPage.aspx?PNID=3&NID=163

NYS Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) Resources

OASAS APG Guidance http://www.oasas.state.ny.us/admin/hcf/APG/Index.cfm

Webinars

SAMHSA Regional Forums

SAMHSA-Sponsored 2011 HIT Regional Forum (Texas) http://hitaustin.treatment.org/Content.aspx?id=MTU=
Improving Access and Quality Care for the Behavioral Health Client (Maryland) http://healthreformdc.treatment.org/Content.aspx?id=MTQ=
Improving Access and Quality Care for the Behavioral Health Client (New Mexico)
http://healthreformalbuquerque.treatment.org/Content.aspx?id=MTQ=
Improving Access and Quality Care for the Behavioral Health Client (Colordado)
http://healthreformdenver.treatment.org/Agenda.aspx
Improving Access and Quality Care for the Behavioral Health Client (Georgia)
http://healthreformatlanta.treatment.org/Agenda.aspx

Associated Reports/Resources

ASAM Defines Addiction as a Disease http://updates.pain-topics.org/
NEJM Article on Parity http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1108649
NIA-Tx HCR Resource Archives http://www.niatx.net/ari/search.aspx?SPNID=258
American College of Mental Health Administrators 2010 Summit Resources http://www.acmha.org/summit_reports_2010.shtml
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation HCR Resources http://www.rwjf.org/healthpolicy/?cid=xdr_hr_001
Kaiser Family Foundation HCR Resources http://healthreform.kff.org/
Coalition for Whole Health Recommendations for the Essential Benefits Package http://www.lac.org/doc_library/lac/publications/CWH_comments_on_ACOs..6-07-11.pdf
NYS Health Foundation HCR Resources http://www.nyshealthfoundation.org/section/resources/integrated_services_resources/importantpubs
NYS Health Foundation Report on Challenges in Providing Medicaid Coverage for those with Behavioral Health Conditions in NY http://www.nyshealthfoundation.org/content/document/detail/12746/
Center for Integrated Health Solutions http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/center_for_integrated_health_solutions
Addiction Recovery Management: Theory, Research and Practice
http://books.google.com/books?id=WReAE_UZXSIC&pg=PA318&lpg=PA318&dq=kelly,
Addiction+Recovery+Management&source=bl&ots=SkA-uNQcG7&sig=SJ0pZGfgxGKcm9reqiNjoPx1DB4&hl=en&ei=DjBAToqfOse
CgAfToZD2Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=
0CDwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false
SAMHSA Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/
Integrated Behavioral Health Project Collaborative Toolkit
http://www.ibhp.org/uploads/file/IBHP%20Collaborative%20Tool%20Kit%20final.pdf
American College of Physicians: The Interface of the Patient-Centered Medical Home with Specialty/Sub-Specialty Practices http://www.acponline.org/advocacy/where_we_stand/policy/pcmh_neighbors.pdf
Change “UHF report” to: United Hospital Fund report: Providing Care to Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health Conditions: Challenges for New York http://www.uhfnyc.org/publications/880731

UHF paper

Transformation, Complexity and Opportunity: A presentation from Howard Meitiner, President & CEO Phoenix House...(click through)
RecoveryNet: A Model of Community Collaboration...(click through)