HHS will make permanent the flexibility for prescribing buprenorphine through telehealth implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lawmakers are looking to reauthorize a bill that would offer behavioral health services to healthcare workers.
Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would remove barriers to accessing telemedicine services for behavioral healthcare for Medicare beneficiaries.
CMS will introduce a new model designed to integrate behavioral and physical healthcare with health-related social needs in Medicare and Medicaid.
North Carolina will implement a new statewide Medicaid plan in 2024 designed to integrate behavioral and physical health services for children.
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Two representatives have partnered on a bipartisan bill that would allow inpatient psychiatric hospitals to apply for mortgage assistance.
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.
Lawmakers are considering allowing Medicaid to pay for addiction treatment in larger inpatient facilities, Politico reported Jan. 1.
Medicare Advantage plans will be required to comply with new behavioral health network adequacy and wait time standards in 2024.
More behavioral health providers will be eligible for Medicare payments in 2024, and many states will increase Medicaid reimbursements for behavioral providers.