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NCSL's Web-Assisted Audioconference on

State Approaches to Managed Long Term Care

March 23, 2005

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With the goal of improving access and quality and making costs more predictable, a few states have put into place capitated long term care systems within their Medicaid programs. At this conference, the author of a recent study of managed long term care will discuss his findings and a state official will describe the system in place in his state.   

This web-assisted audioconference is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. There is no cost and you can access the audioconference from your computer or by phone.  To register, see below.

Speakers:

Brian Burwell, Medstat, Cambridge, Massachusetts [SLIDE SHOW]
Marc Gold, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Austin, Texas [SLIDE SHOW]
Paul Saucier, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine [SLIDE SHOW]

March 7, 2005
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST

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This informative web-assisted audioconference took place on March 7, 2005:  “Should Children Take Psychotropic Drugs?”  There has been a steady increase in the use of psychotropic medicine to treat children.  In late 2003, the issue erupted in the media after the Food and Drug Administration announced research  results revealing a slight risk of increased suicidal thoughts and behavior in children who take them.  Many states have considered legislation to restrict the use of psychotropic medicine, fueling the debate around possible side effects of these medications versus the consequences of untreated mental illness.  This conference featured expert analysis of the clinical issues, and a discussion of how to provide access to effective treatment while preserving child safety.   This web-assisted audioconference is funded by a generous grant from the MacArthur Foundation. 

Speakers:

Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the National Institute for Mental Health  

[BIO]

Benedetto Vitiello, M.D., Chief of Child and Adolescent Treatment and Preventive Intervention Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
[SLIDES] 
[BIO]

 Dr. E. Clarke Ross, D.P.A., Chief Executive Officer of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
[SLIDES]
[BIO]

 Representative Betty Brown, Texas House of Representatives

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[BIO]

Questions?  For program information, please call Michelle Herman at 202-624-3583.  For registration information, please call the NCSL Meetings Department at 303-856-1430. 

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