Regional Policy Council (RPC)'s Legislative Town Hall and Governor Awards

The Regional Policy Council (RPC)'s Legislative Town Hall and Governor Awards:
Why Addressing Mental Health Needs is Key to Budgeting and Legislating During COVID-19 and Beyond
Friday, February 12, 2021
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

The live virtual RPC meeting held on February 12 has concluded.

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Anna Bailey Step Therapy

Regional Policy Council (RPC)'s Legislative Town Hall and Governor Awards *Why Addressing Mental Health Needs is Key to Budgeting and Legislating During COVID-19 and Beyond* Friday, February 12, 2021
11:00am - 11:30am	Mental Health America (MHA) B4Stage4 Leadership Awards Ceremony honoring Governors Charlie Baker (MA), Phil Murphy (NJ), and Tom Wolf (PA)
RPC Policy Meeting: Rapid Presentations and Legislative Town Hall
11:35 am - 11:50am	Overview of State Policy and Legislation, Equity, and COVID-19 changes in MHA Screening Data Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America
11:50 am - 11:55 am	Equitable Recovery Anna Bailey, Center for Budget Policy and Priorities
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Medicaid Adam Searing, Georgetown Center for Children and Families
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm	Maternal Mental Health Kanika Harris, Black Women's Health Imperative
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm	Criminal Justice Reform Mark Heyrman, Mental Health America
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm	Keeping Medicaid Coverage Following Arrest Fred Ryan, Alkermes
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm	Telehealth and Interstate Compacts Moe Keller, Mental Health Colorado
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm	Parity David Lloyd, The Kennedy Forum
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	Step Therapy Charlie Hussur, Alliance for Patient Access
12:30 pm - 12:35 pm	988 and Crisis Services Laura Evans, Vibrant Emotional Health
12:35 pm - 12:40 pm	Mental Health Education in Schools Amy Molloy, MHA of New York State
12:40 pm - 12:45 pm	Peer Support Kelly Davis, Mental Health America
1:00 pm - 1:35 pm	Break-out Question and Answer Sessions (Choose 1) Better Budgeting Before Stage 4 - Medicaid, Maternal Mental Health, Education in Schools, Equitable Recovery Crisis is Not A Criminal Justice Matter - Crisis Services, Resourcing the 988 Lifeline, Keeping Medicaid Coverage, Peer Support, Criminal Justice Reform Saving Money by Assuring Access - Telehealth, Interstate Compacts, Step Therapy, and Parity
1:40 pm - 2:00 pm	Affiliate Discussion
2:00 pm	Conclusion

Questions may be directed to Caren Howard, MHA's Director of Policy and Advocacy, at Choward@mhanational.org, or Debbie Plotnick, MHA's Vice President of State and Federal Advocacy at Dplotnick@mhanational.org.