NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of the NYS Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Use Services, Department of Health, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Health.
Below is the link for the recording of the consumer public forum for about changes to Medicaid Behavioral Health Services that was held on August 6, 2015 at the Lincoln Hospital Auditorium in the Bronx..
Mental health and substance use services are moving into Medicaid Managed Care in New York State, this will introduce new services and new opportunities for service recipients.
Please note there is no sound for the first minute of the recording.
You can stream it through your computer, or you can download it to view at you convenience. When the video screen is closed, you will be directed to the page that has the “Understanding Health and Recovery Plans” webinar that you can also stream or download. Please feel free to share among your networks.
Please note that the information presented in this forum is currently applicable for consumers and providers in the five boroughs of NYC. People from the other parts of the state may find it helpful to view this video, but it is not intended to replace the forums we will do for the rest of the state in the spring/summer of 2016 when Managed Care is scheduled to be begin in July of 2016.
A pdf of the presentation is attached.
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/lsr.php?RCID=5077016b780e48c5830e0a86bdfc4704
Bronx Consumer Forum for Managed Care
August 6, 2015, 5:38 pm New York Time
1 hr 41 min
The forum was sponsored by NYS Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Use Services, Department of Health, and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Health.
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