Well-being: Moving Deliberately From Deficit- To Strength-Based Thinking
Behavioral Healthcare; Ron Manderscheid, PhD, 7/8/15
Frequently, we marvel at the effects of the 2008 Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Together, almost overnight and unmistakedly, they have changed the landscape for insurance coverage, care access, and care integration throughout the behavioral health field. These large-scale changes are palpable and visible in every corner of our country.
But do these legislative landmarks also have much more subtle effects? Yes, most assuredly. Of great interest to us, the ACA and MHPAEA also are changing our concept of care outcomes.
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