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Moving Beyond the Carve-out/Carve-in Debate: Presentation Follow-Up
RCPA would like to thank Charles G. Curie, Principal, The Curie Group, LLC; Jennifer Black, Vice President of Business Development, Beacon Health Options; Michael Quinn, CEO, Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services; and Doyle Forrestal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council, for presenting in Discussing Moving Beyond the Carve-out/Carve-in Debate webinar offered today. The materials from the presentation can be found here.
As a follow-up, RCPA will make available questions asked during the session along with corresponding answers/comments. Please submit any additional follow-up questions to Tina Miletic.
We thank you for your participation. Additional correspondence will be issued in the following week.
Join RCPA to Discuss Moving Beyond the Carve-out/Carve-in Debate
RCPA is pleased to offer this webinar on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 1:00 pm to discuss moving beyond the Carve-out/Carve-in debate.
In an age of integrated care, specialty behavioral health care matters. For more than two decades, the debate of what to do in Medicaid managed care with physical health care (PH) and behavioral health care (BH) centered on the question: should a state carve-out BH from PH managed care contracts or carve-in BH to PH managed care contracts? This presentation will focus on the most current answers to that question. Please register here if you have not registered yet for this event.
Presenters include:
- Charles G. Curie, Principal, The Curie Group, LLC;
- Jennifer Black, Vice President Business Development, Beacon Health Options;
- Michael Quinn, CEO, Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services; and
- Doyle Forrestal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council.
Panelists will review:
- Pennsylvania’s Behavioral HealthChoices;
- Discuss managed care models utilized in other States; and
- Asses how the debate is changing from carve-out vs. carve-in to a focus on contractual standards and accountability.
Achieving whole-person care and addressing social determinants of health by doing specialty behavioral health care directly through various Medicaid managed care approaches will be considered. While there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the time of the presentation, we encourage you to submit questions in advance to Tina Miletic.
Please register here to attend this webinar. We look forward to your participation!
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Forum: Unpacking the Pediatric Behavioral Health Crisis
Title: A Panel Discussion: Unpacking the Pediatric Behavioral Health Crisis and Key Steps to Address Short- and Long-Term Needs
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022
11:00 am–12:00 pm EST
Registration: Attendees can register online for the event and add it to their calendar.
Description: Join us for a panel discussion highlighting aspects of the ongoing pediatric behavioral health crisis, seeking your input, and discussing a path forward for ways to better support children and families. As you likely know from your professional and/or personal experience, far too many children and youth across the country are unable to access timely, quality mental health care. What was a crisis before the pandemic has only worsened. According to the CDC, since March 2020, mental health visits have increased for children (ages 5–11) by 24% and youth (ages 12–17) by 31%. In the first half of 2021 alone, children’s hospitals reported cases of self-injury and suicide in ages 5–17 at a rate 45% higher than during the same timeframe in 2019.
This event will be recorded.
A national campaign, Sound the Alarm for Kids, is bringing together organizations calling on Congress to act now to prevent further unaddressed harm to our nation’s children. Every child in America should have the right to live up to their full potential. The mental health crisis is a national emergency – and we’re in the fight of our lives to end it.
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Transition Age Youth (12–21) and Parent/Family Caregivers Needed for Focus Groups!
Please help the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health find out what is needed to support transition age youth with special health care needs/disabilities. The Bureau is working with PEAL to outreach to families and will be asking questions about transition planning, bullying, safe relationships, and reproductive health and sexuality.
A $25 Gift Card will be provided per family. We are looking for young adults (12–21) to participate by themselves and also for young adults to participate with their family member to support communication. You can view the flyer for more details here.
Registration for Youth Only
If you are younger than 18, please ask your parent/guardian to register with you.
REGISTER
Registration for Youth Attending with Parent/Family Caregiver
REGISTER
You will need to fill out a form to receive your $25 gift card. If you are ages 12–17 and participating alone in the focus group, you will need parent signatures to receive a gift card and a release form to participate. The links to complete the forms below. Please save and send to Mary Hartley, whose contact information is also below.
If you need any accommodations, support, or have questions, please contact Mary Hartley via email or call (412) 281-4404, ext. 208. We are happy to help!
APSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Event — March 7
Register for the Mid-Atlantic Regional APSE Event
Monday, March 7, 2022
9:00 am–12:00 PM
APSE’s Mid-Atlantic Region includes state chapters in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
The Mid-Atlantic Region will have 2.5 hours of educational content focusing on Using Assistive Technology in the Workplace and Leadership and Management Development. PLUS networking opportunities to meet peers within your region.
Registration: $25 for members/$35 for non-members. Business members register free! You are welcome to attend any of the events with a separate registration.
Register, and even if you can’t make it, you’ll have access to the content and recording for 30 days.
Continuing Education Credit: After the live event, APSE will provide proof of attendance for any credentials or a continuing education credit. The regional events are pre-approved for 2.5 hours of CESP Continuing Education.
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