Confessions of a Smart Mother
For those of you who do not know me: I am a smart, informed mother. I do not draw a line of denial around my children.
Policy Blog
Managed Care Contracts Include Substance Use Disorder Services
Unless you are a policy geek like me, you may not be aware of the drama and excitement surrounding the public posting of the “NH Medicaid Care Management Contracts” on Friday, March 23. Having said in many public forums, including this blog, that NH Managed Care is going to include substance use disorders next year, you can imagine my trepidation as I anxiously awaited documentation of that promise.
Possession of Marijuana Like a Speeding Ticket?
Decriminalization sends a message that possession and use are okay.
Parents Night in Mascoma Valley
Last Wednesday night I took a long, cold, dark, windy drive to Mascoma Valley, and it was well worth it.
NH Turning Up the Volume on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
FASD has not been addressed here in New Hampshire. But one group is striving to change that.
Affordable Care Act Impact on NH Citizens and Providers
I had the pleasure of discussing the impact of the Affordable Care Act on NH folks with alcohol and other drug problems.
NH will have Flexibility on Essential Health Benefits
The anxiously awaited for specifics on Essential Health Benefits (EHB) was released Friday, December 16, 2011.
NH Medicaid Managed Care to Include Substance Use Treatment
The NH DHHS Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) RFP Addendum includes substance use disorder services! This is a huge step forward in providing access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries but we know it’s just one big first step on the long road ahead.
Adolescent Binge Drinking Linked to Abnormal Spatial Working Memory Brain Activation: Differential Gender Effects
We all know the dangers associated with teen drinking. New research published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental suggests that reduced judgment and increased participation in risky behavior is commonly seen in teenagers who binge of alcohol.
Wiley's online library offers an abstract and access to the full report.
Key Questions to Consider in Implementing Medicaid Managed Care
The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute has published a white paper on the likelihood of Medicaid Managed Care succeeding in reducing costs and improving quality of care.
The brief forwards seven questions to consider as New Hampshire moves ahead with implementing this major new initiative:
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Advocacy
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On Wednesday, May 9, New Hampshire moved one step closer and only one vote away from becoming the 49th...
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On Tuesday, April 24, the Senate Ways and Means Committee put the next to last nail in the coffin of...
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On Tuesday, the House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee unanimously voted to...
Policy
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For those of you who do not know me: I am a smart, informed mother. I do not draw a line of denial around...
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Unless you are a policy geek like me, you may not be aware of the drama and excitement surrounding the...
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Decriminalization sends a message that possession and use are okay.
Partnership
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Q. What do the Associated Press, the Concord Monitor, WMUR, National Public Radio and NHPR all have in...
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Approximately 40% of people with a substance use disorder also have a mental health disorder.
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As the weather warms up and we head into the prom/graduation/cookout/wedding season, many of us are...
Leadership
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The media workshop New Futures sponsored with White Birch Communications and the Endowment for Health has...
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Did you happen to see the New Hampshire Sunday News on March 11, 2012? The Sunday News launched a four-...
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On Thursday, March 8, 2012, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted on HB 1526, which...
