Mr. Matteodo's session, "Massachusetts Inpatient Behavioral Health: 2016," will cover recent developments and issues relevant to the Commonwealth's inpatient psychiatric and addiction treatment hospitals. In his discussion, Mr. Matteodo will update attendees on new hospitals and units planned across the state; the political climate and top priorities in behavioral health for hospitals and the Baker Administration; and a summary of shared issued for hospitals.

 

Participants can expect to understand the current environment for public and private behavioral health related to inpatient care; and identify the major issues for inpatient care resulting from economic and political circumstances.

 

Mr. Matteodo has served as Executive Director of the MABHS since 1990. It is a statewide organization of inpatient behavioral health facilities, including private psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse hospitals and treatment facilities; and psychiatric units in general hospitals. MABHS membership consists of 43 facilities with more than 2,000 beds, which is the vast majority of behavioral health hospitals and units in Massachusetts. Mr. Matteodo represents the interests of these facilities with government, insurers, and other interested parties on all issues related to behavioral health.

MABHS is a non-profit 501 c(6) Trade Association whose primary mission is to promote the interests of inpatient behavioral health facilities.

Prior to becoming Executive Director of MABHS, Mr. Matteodo served on the staff of the Massachusetts Legislature House Ways and Means Committee for 5 years, the last two of which he was budget director. Prior to his service on the Ways and Means staff, Mr. Matteodo was a senior research analyst for the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Healthcare.

Mr. Matteodo is a graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT with a master degree in public health from Boston University. He is a diplomate in the American College of Health Executives.