$38M set of gifts from Ballmer Group to address behavioral health crisis aims to bolster workforce, resources across Washington through UW-led programs
May 14, 2021 $38M set of gifts from Ballmer Group to address behavioral health crisis aims to bolster workforce, resources across Washington through UW-led programs
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The School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and the Behavioral Health Institute at Harborview Medical Center are part of a transformational $38 million set of gifts from Ballmer Group to support a broad, collaborative response to the state’s behavioral health crisis.Dana Brooks/University of Washington
Washington state legislators, universities, service providers and philanthropy come together to drive major investments into statewide behavioral health system as COVID-19 fuels rise in behavioral health issues
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WHEELING Court proceedings could take place virtually in the new West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals if Evan Jenkins, chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, gets his way.
Jenkins discussed plans for the crafting of the new court during a stop in Wheeling on Wednesday. He believes virtual court hearings might be a convenient option for all involved.
“Post-COVID, we have, over this year, a much better comfort level with the use of technology,” Jenkins said. “Why should we let all the good investment and training and experience over this past year of doing business differently (sit idle), and not continue to use that for the Intermediate Court of Appeals?”
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Insurers in Washington must cover transgender health care under new bill
The state’s push to protect access to health care for transgender people contrasts with recent actions in other state legislatures. By Melissa Santos, Crosscut
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2 Photos Venus Aoki, 24, has been trying to get access to gender-affirming surgery since she came to Washington five years ago, but her insurance company has refused to cover the doctor-prescribed treatments. A new bill recently passed in the Washington State Legislature will require insurance companies to cover these gender-affirming health care procedures. The bill awaits Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, the Senate author of SB 131, said managed care conversations are ongoing, but she would like the Senate to vote on the bill. I m not opposed to managed care, really, I m just opposed to doing it with companies from out of state, Garvin said. With my professional experience as a nursing home administrator, I work with managed care companies every single day and they ve never really been beneficial for patient care.
In contracting with the Health Care Authority, the insurance companies agreed to have a presence and staff in Oklahoma.
What would Gov. Stitt s Medicaid plan do?