News and Information

Reports and Letters

  • A letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the applicability of the Wellstone-Domenici Act to Medicaid managed-care organizations. (Nov. 24, 2009)
  • The Wisconsin Public Mental Health and Substance Abuse Infrastructure Study prepared for the Wisconsin Dept of Health Services by The Management Group (TMG). The study is an in-depth review of the Wisconsn public mental health and substance abuse services system that examines funding streams and delivery services, compares Wisconsin to other states and identifies strategies that will impact the financing and provision of MH/SA services during the next biennial budget cycle. (Nov. 24, 2009)
  • The latest Wisconsin data compilation by Brandeis University that document trends in admissions, types of care use and block grant funding sources for substance use disorders. (Nov. 24, 2009)

News Releases

MATI in the Media

Fact Sheets, White Papers and Explanatory Documents

  • WANTED: Your Recovery Story (PDF)
    MATI is collecting stories of recovery from people across Wisconsin to learn how today’s addiction treatment system worked or didn’t work for you’re your experience as a family member or friend getting help for a loved one, the barriers to getting treatment that you overcame and what long-term recovery means to you and your family. Feel free to download and print these flyers for distribution to members of the recovery community and anyone else who may be interested in participating.

  • PowerPoint Presentation explaining the root causes of MATI and its aims.
  • Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), Inc. has assembled a new series of implementation tools addressing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008.

    An Environmental Scan (PDF) . We reviewed parity research, examined Federal and State experiences, and conducted key informant interviews with leaders in the private and public sectors. Representatives of the private and public sectors have varying viewpoints on the challenges and opportunities that come with implementation of MHPAEA. Nonetheless, private and public sector interests are multifaceted and overlap in numerous areas. Their perspectives are reflected in this document.

    Two white papers. Each provides a situational analysis and highlights the impact of parity for two key stakeholder groups:

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