Don’t be a Victim of Consumer Fraud in the Health Care Marketplace Beware of… People asking for money to enroll you in Marketplace or “Obamacare” insurance. Legitimate enrollment assisters will NOT ask for money. High-pressure visits, mail solicitations, e-mails, and phone calls from people pretending to work for the government. No one should threaten you […]
Peer support is an effective component of mental health care today
In a letter to Medicaid directors in 2007, Dennis G. Smith, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, explained peer support service as an “evidence-based mental health model of care that consists of a qualified peer support provider who assists individuals with their recovery from mental illness and substance use disorders.” Most significant, […]
Joan Rivers and Health Care In America
Joan Rivers recent death has ignited for many Americans more questions than answers. I was not as much a fan of her brand of irreverent comedy, but I did see years ago in Las Vegas her stand up routine during her Cher era (having seen more overhead mirrors than any celebrity of the current era). […]
Mercy Maricopa integration of mental and health care services falls short of meeting acceptable standards in Maricopa County
Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care is now the Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) for Maricopa County, Arizona. Its primary push has been the integration of mental and health services in Arizona for SMI (Seriously Mentally Ill) clients in Maricopa County through its IHH (Integrated Home Health) program. Unfortunately this program falls short in many areas…not the least […]
Health Care Savings While Protecting Child Cancer Survivors
Recently published findings in Annals of Internal Medicine by Steven Lipshultz, M.D., Wayne State University professor and chair of pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, part of the Detroit Medical Center, and colleagues could help to reduce health care charges while also protecting childhood cancer survivors from heart ailments caused by drug […]
Integration of Home Health Care concept within the mental health industry in Arizona is off to a rocky start
Many psychiatrists diagnose a patient’s illness after a 30-45 minute interview without doing any tests to rule out potential medical causes of psychiatric symptoms and problems. Even with the big push for “integration” of medical and mental health care services underway now in many states, including Arizona, which has a new Regional Behavioral Health Authority […]
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