Policy Issues & Resources: State Resources
NCSL 2009 | Access to Medications | Behavioral Health Spending | Covering the Uninsured | Demographics | Medicaid | Medicare | Other Resources |
NCSL 2010
The National Council attended the National Conference of State Legislatures' (NCSL) 2010 Annual Conference on July 26-28, 2010. The National Council took this opportunity to help inform state legislators and staff about mental health and addiction disorders and let them know that the National Council and our members in their state can serve as a resource for them. Our fact sheets included:
- The Spill Over Effect of Untreated Mental Illnesses and Substance Use Disorders on State Budgets
- A Unique Opportunity to Integrate Behavioral Health Into the Person-Centered Medical Home
- Health Reform and the Insurance Expansion: Does your State Have an Enrollment Strategy?
Additionally, you can click here to view all of the handouts the National Council made available at NCSL in 2009.
Access to Medications
- CMS State Medicaid Director Letter providing details on Medicaid prescription drug rebates under healthcare reform
- National Council, NAMI, and MHA Webinar Series: State Strategies to Preserve Access to Mental Health Treatment
- May 8: Mike Hammond, Executive Director, Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc.
- Webinar Recording
- Presentation
- Testimony on Kansas' Proposal to Implement a Preferred Drug List for Mental Health Prescription Drugs in the Medicaid Program
- May 15: Betsy Johnson, Associate Executive Director, NAMI Ohio
- Webinar Recording
- NAMI Ohio Report titled "Net Cost of A Prior Authorization Requirement for Certain Mental Health Medications"
- May 29: Steve McCaffrey, J.D., President and CEO, Mental Health America of Indiana
- May 8: Mike Hammond, Executive Director, Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc.
- Joint Statement on a study evaluating Georgia's prior authorization program
- Joint Statement on Medication Cost Sharing in State Medicaid Programs
- Joint Statement on Therapeutic Substitution
- Joint Statement on Appropriate Utilization Management Approaches
- National Council, NAMI, MHA presentation on State Strategies to Preserve Access to Mental Health Medications
- National Council Live Webinar: "Pharmacy Policies in Medicaid: What You Need to Know to Improve Treatment Access"
- National Council Live Webinar: "Advances in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction"
- National Council Live Webinar: "How State Policies Influence Substance Use Treatment: Focus on Naltrexone Adoption" Enter Recording ID "3Q7S8J" and Recording Key "National Council Live"
- Conference Workshop: Medication Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Behavioral Health Spending
- NAMI Report Documents Continuing Cuts to State Mental Health Systems
- Ad in the Capitol Beat 2008 Final Program encouraging states to maintain and expand funding for mental health and addiction services in 2009
- State Mental Health Transformation Activities Featured on SAMHSA Website
- Press Release: Spending For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Treatment Is Projected To Grow More Slowly Than All Health Spending Between 2003 And 2014 - Health Affairs
- Various Reports on State Mental Health Agencies Funding, Expenditures, and Revenue - NASMHPD
- National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment: 1993-2003 - SAMHSA
- U.S. Spending For Mental Health And Substance Abuse Treatment, 1991-2001 - Health Affairs
- Future Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse: Increasing Burdens for the Public Sector - Health Affairs
- State Spending on Substance Abuse Treatment
- Spending on Substance Abuse Treatment: How Much is Enough? - NIDA
- State Mental Health Agency Expenditures - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Mental Health Services Expenditures - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Prescription Drugs and the Changing Patterns of Treatment for Mental Disorders, 1996-2001 - Health Affairs
- Federal Medicaid Matching Rate by State - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Changes in Mental Health Financing Since 1971: Implications for Policymakers and Patients - Health Affairs
- State Administered Spending on MH Services by Service Type - Psychiatric Services
- Trends in Spending for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1986-2003 - Health Affairs
Covering the Uninsured
- Report from the National Council and Dale Jarvis: "Unmet Mental Healthcare Needs of Indigent, Uninsured Americans" from 2009
- Report from the National Council and NAMI: "Coverage for All: Inclusion of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in State Healthcare Reform Initiatives"
- Coverage Expansions by State - Families USA
- Latest News on State Coverage Expansions - Families USA
- Uninsured Status by Various Demographic Variables - Kaiser Family Foundation
- State Health Programs to Cover the Uninsured
- Updates on State Coverage Initiatives - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Demographics
- Interactive Map on State Legislator Demographics
- State & County Quickfacts - U.S Census Bureau
- Tax Holidays: No Vacation for Budgets - Stateline
- Demographics & the Economy - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Distribution of State Population by Federal Poverty Level - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Monthly Average of Persons Participating in Food Stamp Program - Kaiser Family Foundation
- State Population Distribution of Children by Race/Ethnicity - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18 Living Near Poverty - Kaiser Family Foundation
- State Budget Distress: Unemployment, Food Stamps, and Foreclosure Rates - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Ranking of States by Various Measures of Health - United Health Foundation, 2006
Medicaid
- CMS State Medicaid Director Letter regarding increased matching rate for Medicaid/CHIP translation services under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
- CMS Mental Health Page
- Income Eligibility Levels for Children's Regular Medicaid and Children's SCHIP - Kaiser Family Foundation
- State Profiles of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in Medicaid - SAMHSA
- Total State CHIP Expenditures - Kaiser Family Foundation through 2008
- Administration of Mental Health Services by Medicaid Agencies - SAMHSA, 2007
- Medicaid Expenditures on Behavioral Health - Psychiatric Services
- Funding for Children’s Mental Health Services: Making the Most of Medicaid - National Governor's Assocation, 2005
Medicare
- Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Age, 2007 - Kaiser Family Foundation
- Implications of Part D for Mentally Ill Dual Eligibles: A Challenge for Medicare - Health Affairs
- State Medicaid Reform Waivers and Amendments
- Mental Health in the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit: A New Regulatory Model? - Health Affairs
Other Resources
- State Health Notes: Vital Signs for State Policy Makers
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Tools for States and Organizations
- Families USA: State Info: Coverage Expansion Center
- Commonwealth Fund: State Data Center
