Thursday, October 30, 2003

Medicaid Benefits: Services Covered, Limits, Copayments and Reimbursement Methodologies for 50 States, District of Columbia and the Territories
From the Kaiser Family Foundation Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured - "The new online database on Medicaid benefits in the 50 states, DC, and the U.S. territories is comprehensive, with information about benefits covered by each state, for what populations the benefits are available, and the limitations, co-payments and payment rules that apply to the benefits. The database is searchable by Medicaid benefit as well as by state." The link above is to a page that indexes links to the database, KFF's Medicaid Resource Book and other related resources.  
  

Mental Health Symposium Plots Strategies for Implementing Presidential Commission Recommendations
Ascribe Newswire press release - "On Nov. 5-6, a national group of health experts and policy-makers will meet at The Carter Center in the most significant effort to implement recommendations from the final report of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to date. In July 2003, after a year of study, the New Freedom Commission reported several barriers that needlessly impede Americans' access to care and mental health services including: a lack of quality services for adults and children; inadequate funding for existing mental health services; treatment limitations; the tendency for mental health services to focus on dependency rather than recovery; and a lack of support for new and effective treatments. Click here for more details." See also The Carter Center web site, where there's a complete symposium agenda.