Archives for April 2017

NYAPRS Note: Today’s stirring calls to action by Families USA’s founding director Ron Pollack, the National Council’s Chuck Ingoglia and […]

GOP Senators Not so Keen on House’s Obamacare repeal By Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett Politico April 27, 2017 […]

  Social is the Key to Reducing Healthcare CostsBy Mary-Sara Jones Associate Partner, Government Strategy and Transformation April 24, 2017 […]

CMS BLOG http://blog.cms.gov/2017/01/17/cms-announces-extension-of-2016-reporting-deadline April 26, 2017 By: Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CMS’ Ongoing Commitment […]

It’s Time To Kick Our Addiction to the War on DrugsBy Marc Krupanski STAT | April 25, 2017 As New […]

——– Original message ——– From: Michael Petruzzelli <MichaelP@thenationalcouncil.org> Date: 4/27/17 3:02 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Michael Petruzzelli <MichaelP@thenationalcouncil.org> Cc: Rebecca Farley […]

Take Action: Urge Your Legislators to Oppose the Revised American Health Care Act Last night, an amendment to the American […]

Nominate Now! CONSUMER/PEER/FAMILY LEADERS|TV & FILM PRODUCTIONS The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Voice Awards program honors […]

Forward this email to a friend Reminder of Free Webinar – Peer-run Respites: Effective Alternatives to Hospitals Wednesday, April 26, […]

What’s in the GOP’s Latest Deal to Repeal Obamacare By Dan Diamond Politico April 26, 2017 It’s here: Republicans’ latest […]

Freedom Caucus Backs House Repeal Bill, Heritage Offers Tepid SupportBy Jennifer Haberkorn Politico April 26, 2017 The House Freedom Caucus […]

NYAPRS Note: This comes from former NYAPRS Board Co-Chair and Community Access’ Advocacy Coordinator Carla Rabinowitz. Please act today. Take […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to welcome and introduce Eileen Crosby, our new Office Manager, and Francesca Padilla, our new Training […]

NYAPRS Note: With only 2 days till NYAPRS’ Annual Executive Seminar, we’ll be closing down our online registration portal today […]

NYAPRS Washington UpdatesApril 25, 2017 Budget Impasse, Government Shutdown? President Trump indicated last night that he’s willing to back away […]

NYAPRS Note: As registrations continue to come in today for this Thursday and Friday’s NYAPRS Executive Seminar, we’re going to […]

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New York City and State partners in collaboration with the Coalition for Behavioral Health are holding a series of networking […]

Forward this email to a friend Free Webinar – Peer-run Respites: Effective Alternatives to Hospitals April 26, 2017, 2 pm […]

HIPAA Fines and HIPAA Audits on the RiseBy Monica E. Oss Open Minds April 20, 2017 Developed by Open Minds, […]

NYAPRS Note: Just in: OMB Director Mick Mulvaney said the White House is ready to negotiate with Democrats on adding […]

NYAPRS Note: Only 1 Week to Go! Join 230 other behavioral health agency CEOs, middle managers and direct care staff; […]

GOP Racing to Resuscitate ACA Repeal Bill, Approve BudgetNYAPRS E-News April 20, 2017 NYAPRS Note: Politico and CNN report today […]

NYAPRS Note: A lead candidate for the new post of Assistant Secretary for Mental Health position in the Department of […]

Knowledge Application Program (KAP) Blending Science and Service to Support Workforce Development and Expand Treatment Capacity Visit SAMHSA on the […]

‘HealthySteps’ Program to Serve Nearly 6,000 Children and Families Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $6.5 million awarded to pediatric […]

NYAPRS Note: The following details the opening of a very innovative alternative to emergency rooms and incarceration and a door […]

    Work is an important domain of community participation. We would like to draw your attention to several of […]

NYAPRS Note: A very timely piece from the new CEO of the NYS Health Foundation that urges that healthcare practitioners […]

NYAPRS Note: The piece below looked at previous GOP considerations of tying work requirements to Medicaid eligibility in the failed […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health’s Office of Recipient Affairs. Over the next few […]

NYAPRS Note: At last Friday’s NYS Mental Health Performance Measurement Meeting that was aimed to generating the best and most […]

NYAPRS Note: Given the divisions in Congress and increasing public support for ACA, could new legislation could pass and, if […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the leadership of the Mental Health Association of NYS, the NYS legislature provided the option for […]

NYAPRS Note: Despite decades of public and legal pressure, NYS continues a shoddy record of failure to keep its promise […]

NYS to Seek Public Comment about Sharing Protected Healthcare Information in the VBP Environment CMS, the federal Medicaid and Medicare […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS Note: Today is the last day for you to take advantage of NYAPRS’ special offer to allow […]

NYAPRS Seeks a Statewide Trainer and a Community Outreach Specialist The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is […]

NYAPRS Note: Federal Medicaid changes, whether they be the product of an ACA replacement plan or the federal budget, are […]

NYAPRS Note: Noted experts on the connection between social determinants and population health Dr. Ruth Shim and Jeff Olivet suggested […]

NYAPRS Note: Last year, New York was poised to become the first state in the nation to restart Medicaid 30 […]

A Sound Mind Is A Sound Investment: Rosalynn Carter and Chirlane McCrayBy Rosalynn Carter and Chirlane McCray USA TODAY April […]

White House Calls For Deep Agency Cuts By Ian Kullgren and Matthew Nussbaum Politico April 11, 2017 The White House […]

NYAPRS Note: Federal Medicaid changes, whether they be the product of an ACA replacement plan or the federal budget, are […]

NYAPRS Analysis of 2017-18 State Budget Agreement Despite a turbulent process characterized by frequent fits and stops, a 3-way state […]

NYAPRS Seeks a Statewide Trainer and a Community Outreach Specialist The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is […]

NYAPRS Note: This year’s NYAPRS Executive Seminar promises to be one of our most important one in our 13 year […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of Ron Manderscheid. Act today! Below and attached is a full run down of […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, Ron Manderscheid puts it all in clear terms and tells us why it’s imperative that we […]

NYAPRS Note: Federal Medicaid changes, whether they be the product of an ACA replacement plan or the federal budget, are […]

NYAPRS Note: In response to many requests, we are extending our special offer to allow one free admission for every […]

Urgent: Tell House GOP to Reject New ACA Repeal Proposal! Once again, we are at an all hands on deck […]

NYAPRS Note: Despite several rounds of discussion, White House and House GOP members have not reached agreement on the nature […]

NYAPRS Note: In reaching an agreement on the proposal to ‘raise the age’ of criminal liability from 16-18, the Cuomo […]

NYAPRS Note: Just in: please call now! Urgent: Tell House GOP to Reject New ACA Repeal Proposal! Once again, we […]

NYAPRS Note: Please see, within our next posting, an alert to urge GOP House Representatives to reject an emerging second […]

NYAPRS NOTE: In the absence of a final budget deal, the Governor has proposed an extender that includes our workforce […]

President and CEO Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Job Announcement Recognized as one of the most independent and consequential […]

NYAPRS Note: Today is the last day to take advantage of our special offer to allow one free admission for […]

NYAPRS Note: State and federal political stalemates stymie budget agreements. In NY, many of the issues have been resolved except […]