SAMHSA Hosting Fall Webinar Series

The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has ensured that the role of behavioral health in the overall health care system will change. Now, it is more important than ever to know how health care reform will affect you and your role and the role of states, behavioral health care providers, and consumers. Due to the breadth of the new law, ACA sets forth concepts that are new to many individuals and families that currently or will receive mental health and addiction services. Recognizing the importance of understanding these new concepts, SAMHSA is hosting a fall webinar series. The first three webinars in the series are listed below.

		Health Care Reform: Implications for Behavioral Health Providers September 21, 2010 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Register Now		Sign up to learn about how health care reform will affect the role of states, behavioral health providers and consumers; what is considered a health home; what services are provided in a health home setting; and which states are currently using health homes. You will also learn about evidence-based approaches for people with co-occurring disorders and the role accountable care organizations will play.

		Health Reform 101: Health Insurance Exchanges September 23, 2010 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Register Now		Participate in a SAMHSA-sponsored National Conference of State Legislators webinar on state health insurance exchanges. Sign up to understand the roles of state exchanges under ACA, what type of products will be offered in exchanges, and what steps states need to take to launch an exchange by 2014.

		Health Reform 101: High-Risk Pools September 30, 2010 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Register Now		Participate in a SAMHSA-sponsored National Conference of State Legislators webinar on high-risk pools to understand what the new high-risk pools are and what ACA means to existing high-risk pools in 20 states. Sign up to learn more about the functions and purpose of high-risk pools, funding opportunities and mechanisms, and current Federal and state roles.