NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

As states deal with the effects of COVID-19, maximizing and streamlining health care services are priorities for many state leaders. This webinar will introduce the audience to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and how their services can be considered separately or in tandem to improve population health in all communities.

Objectives: Provide an overview of CCBHCs and FQHCs, Highlight the differences but also points of collaboration to bring together behavioral health and physical health systems and Consider sustainable funding and service delivery models, and other policy options.

Moderator: Tammy Hill, MPP, senior policy specialist, NCSL. Speakers: Renne Boak, MPH, consultant, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Rebecca Farley David, MPH, senior advisor, public policy and special initiatives, National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Jack Pitsor, policy associate, NCSL.

Health care costs continue to be a top priority for state legislators and their constituents. However, addressing those costs—and understanding what drives them—can be a complicated task. This webinar will feature national and state perspectives on tackling major cost issues, including commercial health care prices and improving efficiencies within the health care system. Speaker: Michael Chernew, PhD,  professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Senator Bryan Townsend, Delaware and Grant Thomas, director, Georgia Office of Health Strategy and Coordination

Pandemic disruptions reverberated throughout the legislative world, and the realm of ethics was no exception. What was the pandemic’s impact on ethical laws and principles? Come hear a panel of experts discuss how COVID-19 challenged and changed the ethics environment. Moderator: Megan McClure, LSPA Liaison, NCSL. Speakers: J.J. Gentry, Ethics Counsel, South Carolina Senate and Mark Quiner, Director, Center for Ethics in Government