OMH, OASAS, and DOH Announce Upstate BH Medicaid Managed Care Kick-Off Forums
9/19/2014; http://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/News/2014/upstate-kickoffs-announce.pdf
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), and the Department of Health (DOH) are pleased to
announce that three dates have been added to the series of Behavioral Health Medicaid
Managed Care Kick-Off Forums.
To assist behavioral health providers, New York State has contracted for a Managed Care
Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC). NYU’s McSilver Institute in partnership with the
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University will lead
MCTAC. MCTAC will provide tools and trainings that will assist providers in improving
business and clinical practices, as they transition to Medicaid managed care.
All New York State behavioral health providers serving adults and children are invited to send
administrative, fiscal, and clinical senior executive leadership representatives to attend one of
the Kick-Off Forums to learn more about the upcoming changes in Medicaid managed care.
Additional forums for the rest of the state will be scheduled in the future. Specifically, these
forums will provide:
• An overview of behavioral health Medicaid managed care changes in NYS;
• An introduction to the Medicaid Managed Care Technical Assistance Center;
• A discussion of critical factors for managed care readiness; and
• Information on available resources and upcoming trainings.
Additionally, the forums will provide time for networking with managed care plans (as plan
availability permits).
Updated Kick-Off Forums Register for any/ all forums and the live-stream broadcast here.
- Albany: Monday, October 6th, Hilton Downtown, Ballroom, 40 Lodge St, Albany, NY
12207. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
- Binghamton: Friday, October 17th, Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome
County, Auditorium, 840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905. 10:00 am – 1:30
pm.
- Buffalo: Wednesday, October 29th, Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Ballroom, 1340 Millersport
Highway, Amherst, NY 14221. 10:00 am – 1:30 pm.
- Syracuse: Thursday, October 30th, Traditions at the Links, Ballroom, 5900 N Burdick St #3,
East Syracuse, NY 13057. 10:00 am – 1:30 pm.
Can’t make it in-person?
The Albany Kick-Off Forum will be webcast live! Albany Live-stream: Monday, October 6th,
10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Contact MCTAC.info@nyu.edu with any questions or difficulty registering.