Pennsylvania issued Aetna a $550,000 fine following a market conduct exam that found violations in mental health parity laws, according to a March 3 commonwealth news release. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department reviewed Aetna’s activity from Oct. 1, 2021, through Dec.…
Author: Elizabeth Casolo
Nevada identified insurer violations of mental health laws based on nonquantitative treatment limitations, according to a Dec. 31 report from the state’s insurance division. To better understand adherence to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, reviewers requested information…
Under a bill proposed in February to the General Assembly, commercial health insurers in Illinois would be required to assist in paying the state $100 million, an estimated total to assist in covering behavioral health crisis services. The crisis resources…
Overall, 64% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicare in the United States. South Carolina has the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicare, whereas California and Utah have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health treatment facilities…
Overall, 85% of mental health treatment facilities accept Medicaid in the United States. Wyoming and the District of Columbia have the greatest percentage of centers that take Medicaid, whereas California has the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
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Overall, 83% of mental health treatment facilities accept private insurance in the United States. Wyoming has the greatest percentage of centers that take commercial insurance, whereas California and the District of Columbia have the lowest. KFF reported the rate of mental health…
Four studies involving Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Arkansas BCBS and Independence Blue Cross identified total cost savings through psychiatric collaborative care models, according to reports from the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute, and the Bowman Family Foundation. Health plan…
When the CEO of behavioral health payer and managed care organization Magellan Health thinks about AI, its use falls into several buckets. But the verdict on whether AI could replace providers is unclear. Caroline Carney, MD, of Centene subsidiary Magellan…
Young people’s mental health has been a pressing issue in recent years. With Medicaid as the country’s largest payer for mental health services, the program’s role is all the more essential. The National Academy for State Health Policy evaluated state…
A Colorado law leveling behavioral and physical health in insurance coverage went into effect Jan. 1, preventing carriers in the state from limiting the “medically necessary treatment” of behavioral, mental health and substance use disorders. The law was passed in…