Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), seeks a non-profit community-based organization (CBO) that serves the Western New York area of the State to participate in New York’s independent health insurance ombudsman program for mental health and substance use disorder care. CSS operates the Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP), on behalf of the New York State Behavioral Health Ombudsman Office. CHAMP educates and assists New Yorkers in overcoming health insurance barriers to substance use disorder and mental health treatment. Through this RFP, CSS anticipates awarding one contract to a local CBO to provide direct assistance with health insurance issues to individuals in its community as well as education and outreach about the availability of CHAMP services.
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