3/8/2021 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, community behavioral health providers, keep the door open, legislative reception, Legislative Wrap-Ups, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Insurance Administration
Download our complete bill list. 2021 Keep the Door Open Update Things are moving right along in Annapolis! The legislature is taking action on a variety of measures that address the priority areas outlined in the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s 2021 Keep the Door Open Agenda. Public Behavioral Health System of Care In January 2020, the …
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1/11/2021 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, community behavioral health providers, grassroots organizing, health insurance, keep the door open, legislative briefing, Legislative Wrap-Ups, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Maryland General Assembly, Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, MHAMD, Network Adequacy, resources
It’s a new year and the Maryland General Assembly is set to convene for the 442nd time this Wednesday, January 13 at noon. This session will look and feel a lot different than usual – most of the proceedings will be conducted virtually – but the resulting policy and budgetary actions will impact Marylanders just the same. …
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3/2/2020 MHAMD Weekly Legislative Update
Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Behavioral Health, grassroots organizing, help, hope, Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition, Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, MHAMD, parity, Parity laws
What a week! Thank you to everyone who came out for the Maryland Behavioral Health Coalition’s 2020 Keep the Door Open Rally. Hundreds of you flooded Annapolis to demand a restoration of nearly $25 million in budget cuts to community mental health and substance use treatment, the appropriate enforcement of federal and state parity laws, and the rest of the Coalition’s 2020 Legislative Agenda. Thank …
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Network Adequacy Series, Part IV: We need your help to ensure strong insurance networks
All Categories, insurance, Maryland, Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland Mental Health, Maryland Parity, Mental Health, Network Adequacy, parity
On April 26, 2016, Governor Hogan signed HB1318-Health Benefit Plans-Network Access Standards and Provider Network Directories into law. This landmark legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Network Adequacy Model Act will dramatically improve insured Marylanders’ ability to use their health insurance to access care. The legislation enables the Maryland Insurance Administration …
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