Webinar, Insurance Coverage for Behavioral Health: Navigating the Maze, April 12th, 2022, with PPaL of Massachusetts. Are you a parent looking for treatment for your child with a behavioral health challenge, but are confused about where to start?
* Or maybe you are a case manager, family partner, or other helping professional who is assisting a family who is seeking in-home behavioral health care for their child, but aren’t sure if these services are covered by commercial insurance?
* Then join a primer on how to navigate commercial insurance benefits for youth in Massachusetts.
Topics include:
▪ Overview of the new Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (BHCA) services
▪ How to determine eligibility and coverage
▪ MassHealth and how it can help people with private insurance
▪ The effect of BHCA on CBHI, Educational Services, etc.
▪ Frequently asked questions & Resources
* About the Speakers:
* Amy Weinstock is the Director of the Insurance Center for Autism and Behavioral Health at the UMass Medical School’s Eunice Shriver Center, and an instructor in the medical school’s Department of Psychiatry. She has extensive background on insurance issues related to autism insurance legislation in Massachusetts, including the groundbreaking 2010 law requiring health insurance to cover medically necessary treatment for autism. Amy also serves as a Commissioner on the State’s Autism Commission.
* Terri Farrell is the Project Director of the Autism Insurance Resource Center of Massachusetts in the Shriver Center of UMass Medical School in Worcester, MA. The AIRC provides technical assistance and information to families, providers and agencies about public (MassHealth) and private insurance.
To register for the webinar or for more information visit: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ej3pmpec9a575a12&oseq=&c=59514330-4233-11e3-9b3c-782bcb740129&ch=73a0fda0-61a8-11e7-bc35-d4ae52754db0 or (866)815-8122
statewide@ppal.net.
