Watch the video here.
NASMHPD - The Waterfall Effect: Transformative Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on States
Joel E. Miller, Christy Lentz, Narges Maududi and Justin Harding.
January 2013
132 pp.
"This is the first report that attempts to show in a graphic way the potential impact of several events under the Medicaid expansion that have cascading effects on state budgets, state economies and the uninsured problem."
Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.nasmhpd.org/docs/publications/Q&AMedicaidExpansion.pdf
How Does the New Mental Health Parity Law Affect My Insurance Coverage?
Fact sheet published by the American Psychological Association describing the changes to insurance effected by mental health parity laws.
SAMHSA: Health Reform
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) page devoted to health care reform and parity for mental health and substance abuse treatment. It includes links to news, webinars, fact sheets, grants, timeline and other resources.
http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/index.aspx
Also links to Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: http://www.samhsa.gov/healthReform/parity/
State Laws Mandating or Regulating Mental Health Benefits
List of state mental health parity laws listed by the National Conference of State Legislation.
NMHA: Parity Tool Kit
Mental Health America tool kit to provide an overview of the state of mental health insurance parity and offer resources for advocacy for mental health insurance parity.
http://www.nmha.org/go/action/policy-issues-a-z/parity/parity-toolkit/parity-toolkit
NAMI Policy Topics: Parity
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) collection of articles and news on mental health insurance parity.