NYAPRS Note: The following provides details about one of the Cuomo Administration’s 11 regional forums held this past week. NYS […]
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Cuomo Administration Materials from NYS Regional Healthcare Panel Presentations
Thanks to the NYS Council’s Ashley Behrle, attached is the presentation that New York is delivering at each of the […]
Senate Leaders Delay Health Care Vote Because It Lacks GOP Support
Senate Leaders Delay Health Care Vote Because It Lacks GOP SupportErin Kelly and Eliza Collins , USA TODAY June 27, […]
Breaking: Come out and Press for Senate Healthcare Proposal Defeat at Settings Across NYS!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Independent Living’s Doug Hovey on behalf of the National Council on Independent Living who […]
North Country Jobs: BHSN Seeks Clinical Coordinator and Team Members
TRANSFORMING CARE, ENRICHING LIFE Behavioral Health Services North, a leader in behavioral health services in the Northeast, is seeking qualified […]
Breaking: CBO Report Shakes GOP Support for Health Care Bill; 12 Key Findings
NYAPRS Note: A newly released evaluation of the impact of the Senate healthcare bill is shaking GOP supporters and is, […]
Helgerson: It’s Time to Fight Senate Health Care Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Emphasizing that “stakes have never been higher for American health care,” NYS Medicaid Director came out swinging yesterday […]
HP, Time: Why Senate Healthcare Bill Threatens Americans w BH Conditions
What The Senate Health Care Bill Could Mean For People With Mental IllnessSpoiler alert: It’s not good.By Lindsay Holmes Huffington […]
Don’t Miss NYS Regional Forums on GOP Healthcare Impact on NYS Healthcare!
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this week’s regional roundtables exploring the impact of GOP healthcare proposals for New Yorkers. See schedule […]
Cuomo Announces Series Of Expert Panels On The Future Of Health Care In New York Under The Washington Health Care Plans
NYAPRS Note: Wasting no time, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has just taken strong action in establishing a series of regional […]
Senate Healthcare Proposal Threatens People with Disabilities and Addictions
NYAPRS Note: Disability advocates are clear: by slashing federal Medicaid payments, removing guaranteed entitlement status to the program and turning […]
What The Senate’s Healthcare Bill Might Mean For N.Y
NYAPRS Note: The U.S. Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act would cost New York’s Medicaid program billions of […]
Highlights of US Senate GOP Healthcare Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Here’s what we’ve been able to glean from various accounts about the healthcare bill the US Senate proposed […]
Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services
Good morning, On behalf of Mr. Dennis Romero, SAMHSA Regional Administrator for DHHS Region II, I am forwarding the following […]
SAMHSA Launch of Redesigned Evidence Based Practices Site
Redesigned NREPP Learning Center Launched SAMHSA announces the launch of the new Learning Center for the National Registry of […]
CHP: Deal On MH Bill Comes Down To The Wire In Albany
NYAPRS Note: Here’s some background as to why NY must encourage and evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary approaches to serving […]
Make Two Calls TODAY to Pass #HALTsolitary in Assembly
NYAPRS Note: With only a few days left in this year’s NYS legislative session, we are urging all e news […]
NYAPRS Seeks Hudson River Region Training & Technical Assistance Facilitator
NYAPRS Seeks Hudson River Region Training & Technical Assistance Facilitator The New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) is […]
AP: Lawmakers Urged to Restrict Use of Solitary Confinement
NYAPRS Note: 29% of prison inmates and 22% of jail inmates with mental health conditions were confined to often torturous […]
Deadline for NYAPRS Annual Conference Proposal Extended to June 23
NYAPRS Note:In response to a number of requests, we’re moving our deadline to submit a proposal to present at this […]
CQ: Senate Moderates Say Healthcare Bill is Moving Ahead
NYAPRS Note: I was in Washington yesterday and beside former FBI director Jim Comey’s testimony, there was plenty of talk […]
KHN: Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget
Capitol Hill Dems, HHS Secretary Price Trade Jabs On HHS Budget By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News | June 9, […]
NYAPRS Releases Sponsor & Exhibitor Prospectus for 2017 Annual Conference
NYT: NYPD Sergeant Charged w Murder In Death of Deborah Danner
NYAPRS Note: Eight months ago, NYPD Sergeant Hugh Barry fatally shot a 66 year old Bronx woman with a longtime […]
MC: CBO Score Stirs More Opposition to Republican Health Care Bill
CBO Score Stirs More Opposition to Republican Health Care BillMary Ellen McIntire Morning Consult May 31, 2017 More voters said […]
MHW: Field Denounces Budget ‘Attack’ on Medicaid, Critical MH Supports
Field Denounces Budget ‘Attack’ on Medicaid, Critical MH SupportsMental Health Weekly May 29, 2017 Bottom Line… The field is calling […]
2 Weeks Left to Submit a Proposal for NYAPRS’ Annual Conference!
NYAPRS Note:There’s only 2 weeks left to submit a proposal to present at this fall’s NYAPRS Annual Conference! This year’s […]