[NYAPRS Enews] April 14 NYC Forum Examines Implications of NYS and Federal MH Parity Laws

[Harvey Rosenthal]

"From Mandate to Practice: Lessons from Timothy's Law & Strategies for 

Successful Implementation of Federal Mental Health Parity Guidelines"

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14  8:30 TO 11 A.M.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP  1177 Avenue of the Americas New
York, NY 10036

 

Space Is Limited.  Fee To Attend Is $25; Fee Is Waived For Mental Health
Consumers, Family Members, And Students.

Register at
http://www.naminycmetro.org/Advocacy/MentalHealthParityTimothysLaw/tabid
/121/Default.aspx 

For more information, call Vera Oziransky at 212-684-3365 x206.

 

Presented by NAMI-NYC Metro

Co-Sponsored by Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, New York
Business Group on Health, The Five O'Clock Club

 

NAMI-NYC Metro has examined the impact of Timothy's Law on New Yorkers'
mental health benefits coverage by conducting the largest consumer
interview-based qualitative evaluation of a mental health parity law.

Learn how findings from this study will have implications for New York
and 

for implementation of federal mental health parity law at this vital
conference.

 

MODERATOR: Dr. Michael Hogan, Commissioner, New York State Office of
Mental Health; 

PRESENTERS

*         Vera Oziransky, Principal Investigator, Timothy's Law
Evaluation, NAMI-NYC Metro

*         Troy Oechsner, Deputy Superintendent for Health, New York
State Insurance Department

*         Jeff Borenstein, Medical Director, Holliswood Hospital

*         Kathleen Mahieu, Lead Behavioral Health Consultant, Hewitt
Associates

 

NAMI-NYC Metro's study was made possible with generous support from the
van Ameringen Foundation,

the New York Community Trust and the Murray G. and Beatrice H. Sherman
Charitable Trust.

 

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