SECOND REQUEST – PLEASE RESPOND TO THE SURVEY!

September 21, 2023

Good morning,

Please help us make the case for our NYS Council budget priorities by sharing information via the survey (linked below).

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM ALL NYS COUNCIL MEMBERS!

Attached is a pdf file that lists all of the questions on the actual survey.  This should help you distribute pieces of the survey to various staff/departments who have the answers to the questions. When done collecting the information, please enter it on the survey.

THANK YOU!!

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From: Lauri Cole <lauri@nyscouncil.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Subject: re: NYS Council Survey
To:

All,
Attached please find a pdf file that contains the survey questions (see discussion in previous email below).  It may be helpful to you as you gather responses from various parts of your organization.  Having said this, we would ask that when you are ready to do so, please enter your final responses to the questions on the survey via the link (below).
Thanks again!
Lauri

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From: Lauri Cole <lauri@nyscouncil.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Subject: IMPORTANT from the NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
To:

Good morning,The NYS Council urges all members to fill out the survey at this link:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WP9C5P9    The information we collect from our members will be used (in the aggregate) to strengthen our state budget and legislative requests as we move into the budget making season. As you will see, we are requesting information that will help us make the strongest arguments for our state budget priorities as previously identified by our members.  These include (but are not limited to):

  • Address the Workforce Crisis 
  • Carve out mental health and substance use disorder services from Medicaid managed care
  • Implement Strategic Rate Reform
  • Implement / increase Regulatory Relief

If you have any questions regarding any part of the survey, please feel free to reach out to Cindy Levernois at:  cindy@nyscouncil.org  or to Lauri Cole at: lauri@nyscouncil.org
We know your time is valuable!

Thank you for prioritizing this important exercise.  Please complete the survey by September 25, 2023.

Have a good day!
Lauri