Don't Miss: Parenting for Prevention

Parents of children in grade school, middle school and high school: Here’s the special summer event you don’t want to miss!

Wednesday, June 25, noon - 1:30 p.m.
at Montgomery Park
2701 NW Vaughn Avenue, Portland 97210
Only $25, Including Lunch!

Register Now! Parking is Free!

When it comes to alcohol and drug prevention, parents are the biggest influence on kids. Hear from an expert panel on what you can do to keep your kids away from alcohol and drugs.

• Practical advice for parents and families!
• The latest information on what the research says about prevention, and what works
• How to talk to your kids about alcohol and drugs – from grade school to high school
• The adolescent brain and how to understand it!
  

Scheduled Panelists:

• Pamela Erickson - Manager of “Face it, Parents” underage drinking prevention campaign
• Stephen Grant - Therapist, social worker in Portland schools
• Emily Moser - Parenting Programs Director, Oregon Partnership
• Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D - Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, OHSU, adolescent brain researcher
• Marvin Seppala, M.D. - Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Beyond Addictions in-home detox and outpatient addiction treatment program, international speaker
• Linda Sneddon - Child and Family Prevention Program Coordinator for LifeWorks NW
• The Honorable Nan Waller - Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge, Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families & Community

Panel discussion will be led by Pete Schulberg, Communications Director at Oregon Partnership, a statewide non-profit working to promote healthy kids and communities by raising awareness about drug and alcohol issues, providing drug prevention education in classrooms, and 24-hour crisis lines for callers needing help.

To learn more, visit www.orpartnership.org.

To Register, email Danny Slifman or call 503-244-5211.

Click here to download the training flyer.

The Second Chance Act Passed Congress!

March 12, 2008

Last night the Senate approved the Second Chance Act by unanimous consent! Since the bill approved last night is identical to the version approved by the House in November, the next step is approval by the President.  We do expect that the President will sign the measure into law shortly.

The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts

Oregon

Cost limits for public providers (CMS 2258-FC)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: Not specified
Over 5 years: Not specified
"…the administrative burden may cause smaller, typically rural providers to withdraw from providing Medicaid services."

Payment for graduate medical education (CMS 2279-P)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: $21.10 million
Over 5 years: $110.70 million
"We believe this proposal would undermine the nation’s already fragile health care safety net and further limit or eliminate access to health care for millions of low-income and medically fragile patients."

Payment for outpatient hospital services (CMS 2213-P)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: None
Over 5 years: None
"Oregon …would not be negatively impacted by the passage of this rule."

Provider taxes (CMS 2275-P)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: $8.50 million
Over 5 years: $28.30 million
"If the [nursing facility provider tax] is eliminated, the state will have two options: (1) replace tax revenue with General Fund, or (2) substantially decrease nursing facility Medicaid rates from their current level."

Coverage of rehabilitative services (CMS 2261-P)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: $72.90 million
Over 5 years: $378.60 million
"Adoption of the proposed rule would strain the provision of all education services by requiring the state to allocate more money from the general education fund to provide mandated IDEA services….”

Payments for costs of school administrative and transportation services (CMS 2287-P)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: $10.30 million
Over 5 years: $54.80 million
"Not specified"

Targeted case management (CMS-2237-IFC)
Loss of federal funds in 2008: $52.00 million
Over 5 years: $288.00 million
"…activities that have historically been viewed as administrative and claimed as such will no longer be reimbursed, have adverse impacts on rural communities’ support structures which in turn could reduce client access."