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More behavioral health providers eligible for Medicaid dollars: 3 things to know
CMS will allow more types of behavioral providers to receive Medicaid funding. -
New York pitches tougher behavioral health requirements for insurers
New York is proposing appointment wait time standards and network adequacy requirements for behavioral healthcare. -
Illinois vows to ban prior authorization for behavioral health
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is proposing the state ban prior authorization for inpatient mental healthcare for children and adults. -
'Has just failed to deliver': Maryland replaces Optum, awards $340M behavioral contract to Elevance
Maryland has selected Elevance Health's Carelon to administer mental health and substance use disorder services under its public behavioral health system, which is currently administered by UnitedHealth's Optum. Optum did not submit a bid to be considered for the new contract. -
5 behavioral health regulatory updates to know
HHS is introducing new flexibilities designed to make telehealth treatment for opioid use disorder easier to access and adding new rules aimed at improving confidentiality. -
HHS bolsters patient confidentiality for substance use disorder treatment
HHS will implement new rules designed to improve confidentiality for patients receiving treatment for substance use disorder and integrate records for these treatments with standard medical records. -
Lawsuit alleges Oregon county failed to offer equal emergency services for mental health crises
A lawsuit against Washington County, Ore., is alleging that the county did not provide equal access to emergency services for people with mental health needs. -
HHS to allow virtual buprenorphine prescriptions
HHS will make permanent the flexibility for prescribing buprenorphine through telehealth implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Nationwide mental health funding bill up for reauthorization
Lawmakers are looking to reauthorize a bill that would offer behavioral health services to healthcare workers. -
Bill would remove in-person requirement for behavioral telehealth
Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would remove barriers to accessing telemedicine services for behavioral healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries. -
CMS unveils new model to improve behavioral health integration
CMS will introduce a new model designed to integrate behavioral and physical healthcare with health-related social needs in Medicare and Medicaid. -
North Carolina Medicaid plan offers new approach to youth behavioral health
North Carolina will implement a new statewide Medicaid plan in 2024 designed to integrate behavioral and physical health services for children. -
Representatives partner on mental health facility bill
Two representatives have partnered on a bipartisan bill that would allow inpatient psychiatric hospitals to apply for mortgage assistance. -
New York plans Medicaid overhaul: 3 behavioral health changes to note
CMS approved New York state's request for a sweeping Medicaid waiver Jan. 9, which will put $7.5 billion over three years to the state's healthcare system. -
Medicaid may pay for more inpatient behavioral health services
Lawmakers are considering allowing Medicaid to pay for addiction treatment in larger inpatient facilities, Politico reported Jan. 1. -
6 new Medicare Advantage behavioral health regulations take effect
Medicare Advantage plans will be required to comply with new behavioral health network adequacy and wait time standards in 2024. -
5 behavioral health reimbursement changes coming in 2024
More behavioral health providers will be eligible for Medicare payments in 2024, and many states will increase Medicaid reimbursements for behavioral providers. -
10 charged with entering kickback agreement with fake behavioral health facility
Ten people were charged in an alleged scheme to transport patients from unlicensed sober living and transitional homes to a fake behavioral health facility in exchange for payments. -
CMS changes ease access to 250,000 mental health providers for Medicare beneficiaries
Medicare payment policies taking effect in 2024 will make around 250,000 more behavioral health providers available to older adults, according to an analysis from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. -
86% of Americans want Congress to do more for mental health: Survey
Eighty-six percent of Americans want their elected officials in Congress to take more steps to address the country's mental health crisis, according to a recent survey from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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