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Library of Publications

CMHC Comments on Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022: Parity Enforcement Issues

December 15, 2022

Children’s Mental Health Campaign

Letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance providing comments regarding parity enforcement provisions in Chapter 177 and related issues, including the ongoing implementation of the Behavioral Health for Children and Adolescents and provider directory regulations.

Alcohol, Health and Safety in Massachusetts: A Status Report, 2022

December 13, 2022

David H. Jernigan and Xixi Zhou

This report provides the best available evidence on alcohol from a health and safety perspective within Massachusetts. The report includes a review of alcohol policies within the state and which policies are most effective in reducing alcohol-related harm.

MAMH, HCFA, and HLA Comments Regarding Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022: Continued Coverage

November 29, 2022

MAMH, Health Law Advocates, and Health Care For All

Letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance providing responses to questions asked to stakeholders on the requirement for fully insured health insurance carriers to provide continued coverage of dependents over age 26 with disabilities.

Building and Sustaining Effective Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults: Strategies and Considerations

November 28, 2022

E4 Center

This toolkit highlights key engagement and sustainability strategies that will help advance efforts to improve behavioral health outcomes among older adults.

MAMH and HCFA Comments Regarding Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022: Emergency Services Programs (ESPs)

November 21, 2022

MAMH

Letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance providing comments on further developing guidance on the requirement for health insurance carriers to cover Emergency Services Programs (ESPs).

Summary of Chapter 268 of the Acts of 2022: An Act relating to economic growth and relief for the Commonwealth

November 10, 2022

MAMH

An analysis of how Chapter 268 of the Acts of 2022, An Act relating to economic growth and relief for the Commonwealth, affects individuals with behavioral health conditions and their families.

MAMH Comments on Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022: Collaborative Care

October 31, 2022

MAMH

Letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance providing comments on further developing guidance on the requirement for health insurance carriers to cover the Psychiatric Collaborative Care model.

Fact Sheet: An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health

October 27, 2022

Kate Alicante, MAMH Senior Policy Research Associate

This fact sheet examines the provisions in An Act addressing barriers to care for mental health that will fundamentally transform the Commonwealth's behavioral health system to better meet the needs of individual, families, and communities.

Letter to Governor Baker Re: Please sign H.5358, An Act Relative to Step Therapy and Patient Safety, into Law

October 27, 2022

MAMH

Letter Governor Baker requesting Governor Baker to sign H.5358, An Act Relative to Step Therapy and Patient Safety, into law.

MAMH Comments on 130 CMR 448.000: Community Behavioral Health Center Services (Related to Definitions and Services for Adults)

October 26, 2022

MAMH

Letter to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services providing feedback on a few definitions and services included in the proposed regulations to establish Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) as a new provider type for MassHealth.

CMHC Comments on 130 CMR 448.000: Community Behavioral Health Center Services

October 24, 2022

Children’s Mental Health Campaign

Letter to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services providing comments on the proposed regulations to establish Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs) as a new provider type for MassHealth.

Comments Regarding Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022: Community-Based Treatment

October 17, 2022

Children’s Mental Health Campaign

Letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance providing comments on the requirement for health insurance carriers to cover certain community-based behavioral health services.