On Thursday, President Trump announced that he will declare America’s opioid epidemic a national public health emergency. This designation came at the behest of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis’ draft interim report released in August. The opioid epidemic is now the first public health emergency since the H1N1 influenza … Read More
This week, our In Focus Focus reviews the Mississippi Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) request for qualifications (RFQ) issued by the state’s Division of Medicaid on June 8, 2018. The Mississippi CHIP program provides statewide health coverage in all 82 counties to children in families with incomes up to 209 percent of the federal poverty … Read More
HMA is cohosting a webinar with the College for Behavioral Health Leadership. Thursday, June 25, 2020 Webinar | 12:00pm – 12:45pm PST / 3:00pm – 3:45pm EST Discussion with Panelists | 12:45pm – 1:30pm PST / 3:45pm – 4:30pm EST
HMA Senior Consultant Ellen Breslin prepared the recently released “Primer on Medicaid Managed Care Capitation Rates: Understanding How MassHealth Pays MCOs” for the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute. It includes: An explanation of how state Medicaid programs generally pay their managed care organizations (MCOs) The overall process for setting Medicaid managed care capitation rates; and The … Read More
This webinar was held on December 6, 2017. A growing number of behavioral health providers have made the decision to merge with one another, or with other health care entities, to achieve the scale, scope and sophistication necessary to thrive in an increasingly complex healthcare system. During this webinar, behavioral health and legal experts from … Read More
This webinar was held on July 17, 2020. Even before COVID-19, post-acute providers such as nursing homes struggled with inadequate reimbursement rates and declining occupancy rates. This, along with additional stressors brought on by the pandemic, has led many nursing homes to consider revenue diversification and service expansion strategies. During this webinar (the first in … Read More
This webinar was held on August 6, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on funding pressures on providers and systems that rely largely on fee-for-service payment. This, along with additional stressors brought on by the pandemic, has led many health systems and providers to consider revenue diversification and service expansion strategies. During this webinar, … Read More
State behavioral health and children’s welfare agency officials from Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin selected to participate. Health Management Associates (HMA), in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), the American … Read More
Amanda Ternan is a certified project management professional with more than 25 years of experience managing projects in behavioral health, state health care services, criminal justice and human services systems, and telecommunications. She has led stakeholder engagement activities, work plan development, and strategic planning to improve and sustain contracts and pursue growth opportunities. She is also … Read More
Previously, Wakely Consulting Group, an HMA company, reviewed aspects of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) requirements proposed rule published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 3, 2023. The agencies accepted comments on the proposed … Read More