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Behavioral Health Services Medicaid

(Just Now) WEBMedicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States and is increasingly playing a larger role in the reimbursement of substance use disorder services. Individuals with a behavioral health disorder also utilize significant health care …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/behavioral-health-services/index.html

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State Policies Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care in …

(6 days ago) WEBOn KFF’s 21 st annual Medicaid budget survey, all responding states reported at least one initiative to expand behavioral health care in Medicaid in state …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/state-policies-expanding-access-to-behavioral-health-care-in-medicaid/

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Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in 2022: Findings …

(2 days ago) WEBMedicaid plays a key role in covering and financing care for people with behavioral health conditions.Nearly 40% of the nonelderly adult Medicaid population …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/medicaid-coverage-of-behavioral-health-services-in-2022-findings-from-a-survey-of-state-medicaid-programs/

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HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBNews. HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2022. Contact: HHS Press Office 202-690-6343 …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/12/02/hhs-roadmap-for-behavioral-health-integration-fact-sheet.html

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Medicaid Behavioral Health: CMS Guidance Needed to Better Align

(2 days ago) WEBHHS concurred with this recommendation and in February 2024, CMS updated its CCBHC Prospective Payment System Technical Guidance. The new …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-104466

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Medicaid and Behavioral Health Care in Congress Funding …

(9 days ago) WEBThe health care package aims to increase available data on Medicaid beneficiaries’ substance use disorder and mental health conditions. Under the law, HHS …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/access-medicaid-and-behavioral-health-care-provisions-congresss-recent-funding-package

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State Options for Medicaid Coverage of Inpatient Behavioral …

(8 days ago) WEBIn FY 2013, the share of nonelderly Medicaid adults receiving any behavioral health treatment who received any inpatient SUD services ranged from 10% in Alaska …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/state-options-for-medicaid-coverage-of-inpatient-behavioral-health-services-report/

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Medicaid Handbook: Interface with Behavioral Health Services

(4 days ago) WEBModule 3: The Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Benefit Package. Although Medicaid funding for behavioral health services is necessary in some cases, it is not sufficient for …

https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sma13-4773_mod3.pdf

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HHS Finalizes Policies to Make Coverage More Accessible and …

(Just Now) WEBToday, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced measures that will make coverage more …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/04/17/hhs-finalizes-policies-make-coverage-more-accessible-expand-behavioral-health-care-access-millions-americans-2024.html

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CMS Behavioral Health Strategy CMS - Centers for Medicare

(Just Now) WEBThe CMS Behavioral Health Strategy focuses on three key areas: 1) substance use disorders prevention, treatment and recovery services, 2) ensuring …

https://www.cms.gov/cms-behavioral-health-strategy

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Medicaid Expansion NAMI

(4 days ago) WEBMedicaid expansion was originally a requirement of the law, but a Supreme Court ruling in 2012 made the Medicaid expansion optional for states. We need more coverage and …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Medicaid-Expansion/

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Medicaid’s Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion

(4 days ago) WEBMedicaid’s IMD exclusion limits the circumstances under which federal Medicaid funding to states is available for inpatient behavioral health care (i.e., mental …

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/if/if10222

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FACT SHEET: Biden- - The White House

(2 days ago) WEBEnsuring robust access to mental health care has been a bipartisan priority for almost 15 years, since the 2008 enactment of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/25/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-action-to-make-it-easier-to-access-in-network-mental-health-care/

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WEBThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (PDF 4.1 MB) (Public Law 117–328) (CAA, 23) was enacted in December of 2022. The CAA, 23 funded SAMHSA …

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations

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Behavioral Health Medical Records - Centers for Medicare

(8 days ago) WEBThere are five basic self-audit rules behavioral health practitioners can use to get started: Develop and implement a solid medical record documentation policy if there is not one in …

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare-Medicaid-Coordination/Fraud-Prevention/Medicaid-Integrity-Education/Downloads/docmatters-behavioralhealth-factsheet.pdf

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CMS Rule Advances Medicaid and CHIP Care - National Law Review

(6 days ago) WEBOn April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule …

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/cms-issues-final-rule-medicaid-and-chip-managed-care-access-finance-and-quality

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Often Go Untreated …

(3 days ago) WEBTo calculate treatment rates among parents on Medicaid, the health insurance program for low income people, Tami Mark, a health economist at RTI, who …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/parent-drugs-mental-illness-treatment-medicaid.html

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Laws and Rules Behavioral Health Administration - Colorado

(9 days ago) WEBLaws and Rules. Update (April 3, 2024) — The State of Colorado recently entered a period of regulatory transition and behavioral health reform. As of Jan. 1, …

https://bha.colorado.gov/resources/laws-and-rules

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Final Medicaid Managed Care Rule Explained

(1 days ago) WEBThe rule requires that each managed care plan submit a “payment analysis” to the state Medicaid agency that compares the total amount paid by the plan for primary …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/05/03/final-medicaid-managed-care-rule-explained/

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Department of Human Services Mental Health Housing

(2 days ago) WEBPrograms for Assistance in the Transition from Homelessness (PATH): Services provided to individuals suffering from serious mental illness, or suffering from serious mental illness …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/recovery/mh_housing.html

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Directory of Mental Health Services - The Official Web Site for …

(2 days ago) WEBHealthcare Commons Family Health Services 500 Pennsville-Auburn Road Carney's Point, NJ 08069 (856) 299-3200. Mental Health Association of Monmouth Co. 119 Avenue at …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/hotlines/MH_Dir_COMPLETE.pdf

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Behavioral Health Clinical Coverage Policy Updates NC Medicaid

(4 days ago) WEBThis article applies to NC Medicaid Direct and NC Medicaid Managed Care. The following Medicaid clinical coverage policies (CCP) were scheduled to promulgate …

https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2024/05/08/behavioral-health-clinical-coverage-policy-updates

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Horizon NJ Health QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

(7 days ago) WEBFor questions about Behavioral Health claim submissions, please call 1-800-682-9091. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS …

https://www.horizonnjhealth.com/sites/default/files/Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf

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Special Report: How a 1965 Law Makes It Hard for the Poor to

(8 days ago) WEBOne expert says a Medicaid exclusion for inpatient mental health care largely caused the decline in the number of treatment beds. California needs another …

https://gvwire.com/2024/05/07/special-report-how-a-1965-law-makes-it-hard-for-the-poor-to-get-mental-health-treatment/

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What You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care, Amid …

(Just Now) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/press-release/what-you-need-to-know-about-medicaid-managed-care-amid-the-new-federal-rules/

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Final Rule to Establish First-Ever Regulations for Adult Protective

(6 days ago) WEBRule will improve quality and consistency of APS services across states. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/07/final-rule-establish-first-ever-regulations-adult-protective-services.html

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Medicaid Therapists in Ringwood, NJ - Psychology Today

(6 days ago) WEBFind Medicaid Therapists, Psychologists and Medicaid Counseling in Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, get help for Medicaid in Ringwood.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/medicaid/nj/ringwood

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Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries

(6 days ago) WEBAn old law complicates Medicaid coverage. Medicaid doesn't have to cover Wegovy and drugs like it because of a decades-old law excluding medicines that treat …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-05-08/decades-old-law-limits-access-to-wegovy-for-medicaid-beneficiaries

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Mental & Behavioral Health Licensure Department of Inspections

(7 days ago) WEBIPP was established in 1996 to support licensees who struggle with impairments due to alcohol or drug abuse, mental health conditions, and/or physical disorders. The IPRC …

https://dial.iowa.gov/i-need/licenses/medical/mental-health/mental-behavioral

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Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Expands Health Coverage …

(4 days ago) WEBPresident Biden and Vice President Harris believe that health care should be a right, not a privilege. Together, they promised to protect and strengthen the Affordable …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/05/03/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-expands-health-coverage-to-daca-recipients/

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HHS Finalizes Rule Strengthening Protections Against Disability

(5 days ago) WEBOCR disability discrimination protections. Final Rule advances equity and bolsters protections for people with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/01/hhs-finalizes-rule-strengthening-protections-against-disability-discrimination.html

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Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Individuals Under Age 21 Medicaid

(7 days ago) WEBThis benefit referred to as "Psych under 21", is an optional benefit that most states have chosen to provide. Services are provided in psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units in a …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/long-term-services-supports/institutional-long-term-care/inpatient-psychiatric-services-individuals-under-age-21/index.html

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Gov. Reynolds signs bill extending postpartum health care and …

(5 days ago) WEBToday, Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2251, a bill for an act relating to eligibility for pregnant women and infants under the Medicaid program, and …

https://governor.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-05-08/gov-reynolds-signs-bill-extending-postpartum-health-care-and-several-other-bills-law

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Maine governor signs off on new gun laws, mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass …

https://apnews.com/article/maine-governor-signs-laws-gun-control-4bc11dc818cc678b25488d36cf9bcfdd

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UTA grad’s future career combines law and mental health

(4 days ago) WEBRussell, a psychology major with minors in neuroscience and law and legal studies, started her college journey during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic; her …

https://www.uta.edu/news/news-releases/2024/05/07/uta-grads-future-career-combines-law-and-mental-health

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CMCS: Request for Comments on Processes for Assessing

(5 days ago) WEBImplementation of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity in Medicaid and CHIP eptember 202 xvi The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), …

https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/state-operations-and-technical-assistance/downloads/cmcs-mental-health-parity-092023.pdf

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