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- April 6, 2020
People on Medi-Cal Can Access Behavioral Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic through Telehealth and Relaxed Prescribing Practices
Read moreThe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic represents a particular threat to individuals with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders (SUD) who are particularly vulnerable to health complications if they were to contract the virus. People with “serious mental illness” have increased comorbidities with conditions associated with increased risk…
- March 31, 2020
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, States Need to Rethink their Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
Read moreBy the end of February, the world was on notice of the dangerous intersection of Covid-19 and psychiatric facilities. In a psychiatric unit in one hospital in South Korea, all but two out of more than 100 individuals contracted the virus, and outbreaks in psychiatric facilities are starting to…
- March 12, 2020
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Another Potential Casualty of Efforts to Repeal the ACA
Read moreThis blog was originally written for The Network for Public Health LawAs most health policy observers know, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) once again faces an existential legal threat. The ACA has suffered dozens of attacks since its enactment in 2010. The same day President Obama signed the Act,…
- March 12, 2020
The Administration’s Assault on the ACA Undermining Coronavirus Efforts
Read moreA recent announcement by Vice President Pence added to the confusion surrounding the administration’s response to the coronavirus epidemic. Pence stated that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “has already denominated a test for the coronavirus to be an essential health benefit, which ensures that it will…
- February 28, 2020
Maternal Mental Health Care is Critical to Reducing Racial Disparities
Alexis Robles-Fradet and Abbi Coursolle california, Health Equity, SRH Health Equity, UncategorizedRead moreDepression in pregnant women has increased by seven times from 2000 to 2015. Here in California, about one in seven women who gave birth experienced postpartum depression last year. Overall, women of color have a higher rate of 38% for postpartum depression, compared to 13-19% for all postpartum women.…
- February 24, 2020
More Attacks on the ACA – the Notice of Payment and Parameters Proposed Rule’s Impact on Consumers
Read moreIn three and a half years, the Trump Administration has sabotaged, undermined, defunded, and attempted to legislatively and judicially repeal the Affordable Care Act. The latest round of sabotage comes under the guise of the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) proposed rule. The NBPP is an annual…
