Richard Edley and Mark Davis: Covid-19 funding needed for IDD community
RCPA President/CEO Releases Statement on Wolf Minimum Wage/Overtime Rule Proposal
RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley Quoted in Article on Opioid Crisis
Richard Edley on PA Newsmakers Talks Opioid Crisis and Provider Payments
Richard Edley, RCPA President and CEO, joins host Terry Madonna on PA Newsmakers for an update on provider payments, and combating the heroin epidemic (Starts at 12:18). Visit @PANewsmakers on Twitter.
RCPA’s Richard Edley’s Comments in Mental Health Weekly
Mental Health Weekly (MHW) editor’s note: “As in past Special Preview Issues, we asked our readers to send us their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities awaiting the field in 2018. Here are their comments.”
RCPA President & CEO Richard Edley’s comments on value-based purchasing as related to behavioral health have been featured in the above referenced article in Mental Health Weekly, January 1, 2018 Issue (page 3).
“As we enter 2018, one of the most pressing issues for behavioral health providers is the movement, or rush, toward “value-based purchasing” (VBP). Indeed, this is the catchphrase of the year. But what is value-based purchasing when it comes to behavioral health?…” See full article here.
RCPA’s Melissa Dehoff Elected TBI Advisory Board Chair
Congratulations to RCPA Director of Rehabilitation Services, Melissa Dehoff, for being elected Chair of the TBI Advisory Board! Also, RCPA congratulates member Bridget Lowery, of Main Line Rehabilitation Associates, for being chosen as Vice Chair of the advisory board!
RCPA President & CEO Richard Edley Interviewed on Opioids/DSP Wages
This week’s Pennsylvania Newsmakers features Richard Edley, President & CEO of the Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association, who discusses efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
http://www.newsmakerstv.com/shows/opioid-crisis-and-financial-education-for-parolees.html
Study Highlights Direct Support Professional Workforce Needs
Three associations representing community intellectual disability/autism (ID/A) and behavioral health (BH) services providers released a study today that provided a comprehensive review of the ID/A and BH Direct Support Professional (DSP) workforce, the crisis within the workforce, and means to address the crisis. The study identified the need for investment in this workforce as the most important step state policymakers can take to address the workforce crisis.
See the full press release here, which also includes a link to the study being referenced. Contact Jack Phillips, RCPA Director of Government Affairs, with any questions.
RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley in NPR Article on Opioid Treatment Funding
Richard Edley Speaks to WITF on BCRA Effect on Drug & Alcohol Services
RCPA President & CEO Richard Edley interviewed with WITF on July 14 regarding the latest version of the federal Senate BCRA and the impact it would have on drug & alcohol services
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