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Integrated Health Care, Worksite Wellness, and Community Health from Maine Health Access Foundation on Vimeo.

Last update: January 18, 2012


A conversation about Integrated Health Care, Worksite Wellness, and Community Health with Bill Primmerman of The Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative and Barbara Leonard, Vice President for Programs at the Maine Health Access Foundation.



Dr. Alan Cohen: Transforming Care for Common Mental Health Conditions in England from Maine Health Access Foundation on Vimeo.

Last update: November 21, 2011


In 2004, the National Health Service in England began the IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) initiative to increase access to evidence-based psychological therapies for common mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Based on guidelines developed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, the IAPT uses a stepped care pathway that recognizes that different levels of severity of a condition need to be matched with appropriate types of interventions.

Dr. Alan Cohen, a GP and the Primary Care Advisor to the IAPT, describes the new service structure and this system transformation. Including the stepped care approach, treatment guidelines, competence-based workforce training, outcomes, the impact of implementing IAP, and what remains to be done. He also discusses how the IAPT approach supports primary care providers and the role of primary care providers and their team in supporting patients.



Panel Discussion- LD 1333 from Maine Health Access Foundation on Vimeo.

Last update: November 21, 2011


Health Insurance Reform:  The Impact of LD 1333 

Maine's new health insurance reform law (Public Law, Chapter 90, LD 1333) will drive significant changes in health insurance regulations that will effect payers, insurers, health care providers and consumers.  To learn more about the impact of the law, MeHAF organized a special briefing on July 20, 2011 at the Maine Hospital Association.  Jointly sponsored by the Maine Health Access Foundation, Maine Medical Association, Quality Counts and Maine Development Foundation, the briefing featured five expert panelists who discussed their analysis of the law and answered questions from participants.  The discussion was moderated by Wendy Wolf, CEO of the Maine Health Access foundation and panelists included:

  • Joel Allumbaugh, Chief Executive Officer of National Worksite Benefit Group and Director of Maine Heritage Policy Center's Center for Health Reform Initiatives
  • Jeffrey A. Austin, Vice President of Governmental Relations & Communications, Maine Hospital Association
  • Eric Cioppa, Acting Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Insurance
  • Peter Gore, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
  • Garrett Martin, Associate Director, Maine Center for Economic Policy