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...
For behavioral health conditions, Medicare continues to cover inpatient psychiatric admissions, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient therapy. Thefinal ruleaddresses the coverage gap for patients that require more than outpatient therapy but less than inpatient-level care. Starting in 2024, Medica...
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September 17, 2024:SAMHSAannounceda joint meeting of the Tribal Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) National Tribal Advisory Committee on Behavioral Health (NTAC). This is a hybrid meeting open to the public. September 18, 2024:FDAannounceda meeting of the Pe...
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Second, CMS proposes creating an optional exception for clinics primarily organized to treat outpatients with behavioral health disorders, including mental health and substance use disorders. These clinics would be allowed to provide services outside the clinic walls, including nonbehavioral health ser...
CMS proposes updating the definition of primary care services used for beneficiary assignment to remain consistent with billing and coding guidelines. Additionally, CMS is proposing to make refinements to the benchmarking methodology for ACOs beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, and in subsequent y...
(EHRs), which is still beyond the capability of many practices. Clinicians are also supposed to be "incorporating patient-generated health data and data from a non-clinical setting," such as long-term care, home health, and behavioral health, into their EHRs. These capabilities are just ...
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...
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