The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services are delivered and reimbursed. This webinar will explore how two states’ Medicaid agencies and providers have adjusted to offering SUD services in the past year.
Leaders in Virginia and Illinois will review state level policy changes, existing and emerging challenges to service provisions, and considerations for future policies as states and providers address the drug overdose epidemic. Panelists will share how their states have integrated COVID-19 flexibilities, supported provider capacity, and enacted other policy shifts at the state level, and what obstacles and opportunities are anticipated in 2021.
11 a.m.-Noon (ET), Monday March 29, 2021
Speakers include:
- Ashley Harrell, Senior Program Advisor, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services’ Division of Behavioral Health
- Paul Brasler, Grant Behavioral health Addiction Specialist, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
- Laura Garcia, Deputy Director, Bureau of Licensure, Compliance and Monitoring, Illinois Department of Human Services
- Cheri Hoots, Chief Operating Officer, Illinois Primary Health Care Association
NASHP is providing this webinar with the ongoing support of the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE).
