The Centers for Medicare And Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this month announced a new model that would advance integrated care and health‐related social needs for Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries. According to CMS, the model supports community‐based behavioral health practices to provide person...
including chemotherapy. The agency also proposed several new behavioral health provisions to expand access to care. Marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors can enroll in Medicare and bill for their services for the first time. ...
“The Medicare physician payment final rule continues our work to strengthen primary care while also supporting preventive care and promoting better access to behavioral health care," said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in a press release. "In addition, the final rule codifies and build...
Perhaps the most significant proposal in the 2025 PFS proposed rule is the new payment pathway for digital mental health treatment devices used in conjunction with ongoing behavioral health treatment. CMS proposes creating three Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and six...
However, CMS is finalizing the proposal to require that payment for behavioral health services furnished remotely, to beneficiaries in their homes, may only be made if the beneficiary receives an in-person service within six months prior to the first time hospital clinical staff prov...
expand access to caregiver training services, oral health, behavioral health, screening for colorectal cancer, vaccinations for hepatitis B and drugs covered as additional preventive services; maintain telehealth flexibilities; and continue with the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act. ...
Barrins & Associates has in-depth knowledge of the behavioral healthcare field based on our 20+ years in the consulting business combined with the extensive experience of our Joint Commission and CMS consulting team. Our firm was founded by a former Joint Commission surveyor, and our team has ...
facilitation and coordination of any necessary behavioral health treatment; medication management; pain and health literacy counseling; any necessary chronic pain related crisis care; and ongoing communication and care coordination between relevant practitioners furnishing e.g. physical therapy and occupational...
Reimbursement models that align primary care with behavioral health offer low-income provider organizations serving rural Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to enhance coordination and improve outcomes while generating sorely needed revenue. ...
Behavioral Health, Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, COVID-19 - Coronavirus, Telehealth 0 comments CMS Releases Updated Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit, Includes State Best Practices and Behavioral Health Strategies February 15, 2024 Anne Dwyer This month, CMS re...