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.
Government & Regulation
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.
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.
A majority of states increased Medicaid rates for some types of behavioral health providers in 2023 or are planning increases in 2024, according to KFF's survey of state Medicaid directors.
Here are six federal regulations on behavioral health that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 20:
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A Michigan bill is looking to require insurance companies to cover mental health and substance use care treatment, according to a Nov. 13 report from the Detroit Free Press.
The Senate Finance Committee voted Nov. 8 to advance a healthcare package that includes changes intended to improve behavioral health access.
CMS is proposing adding new requirements for Medicare Advantage plans to have adequate networks of outpatient behavioral health centers.
The city of Tuscaloosa, Ala., is moving forward on the development of a mental health court, thanks to funding from the Justice Department, FOX affiliate WBRC reported Nov. 6.
CMS will allow more types of behavioral health providers to bill Medicare in 2024, and establish payment for intensive outpatient behavioral healthcare.