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…
Author: Elizabeth Casolo
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…
The Supreme Court of the State of Idaho dismissed an Elevance Health subsidiary’s lawsuit on its eligibility to bid for a mental health contract, according to a Dec. 18 filing. In 2021, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare solicited…
The Board of County Commissioners in Multnomah County, Ore., greenlit $2.4 million Dec. 11 to partially address a $4.6 million budget gap left when the state’s largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, rolled back spending for behavioral healthcare, according to a Dec.…
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Nearly 70% of Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with an opioid use disorder did not receive appropriate medications — such as buprenorphine, methadone or naltrexone — within 180 days of diagnosis, according to a study published Nov. 23 in The American Journal…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill Nov. 18 requiring insurance companies to extend autism behavioral therapy coverage to include individuals up to 26 years old. Behavioral therapy for autism can include applied behavior analysis and cognitive behavioral therapy, along…
Cigna Healthcare collaborated with Magic Johnson to produce “Magic Sounds,” a six-track therapeutic album, according to a news release. Cigna pulled from peer-reviewed research and worked with clinical experts and music therapists to determine tempo, frequency and instrumentation guidelines for…