In case you missed it, Behavioral Health Business has launched a new specialty publication for professionals in the substance use disorder space. You can subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business here: Subscribe today! Behavioral health providers and investors must prepare to lose noncompete agreements as a tool in their arsenal following the Federal Trade Commission’s expected ban on […]
Lawmakers have introduced a new bill to Congress that would enable children with Medicaid to access physical and behavioral health care appointments on the same day. Dubbed the Improving CARE for Youth Act, the bill aims to improve access to behavioral health services for pediatric patients. Congressman Dr. Neal Dunn (R-FL) and Congresswoman Angie Craig […]
Federal regulators have been taking steps to hold private health insurance companies working within the Medicare program more accountable. Behavioral health continues to play an essential part in those efforts. One of the most recent moves came on Thursday, when the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new set of policies […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have fallen short in ensuring several states comply with Medicaid managed care mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements. That’s according to a new audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which evaluated eight states with Medicaid managed care contracts. Four of the states in the review, […]
Concerns that changing methadone prescription laws will materially impact behavioral health providers are overblown, according to an analyst note from Jefferies Financial Group. The relaxed buprenorphine laws have not substantially increased prescriptions. Therefore, on the business side, the softened methadone prescription regulations would not cause providers such as Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) to lose a […]
Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) intends to challenge a recent verdict that would require the company to pay $535 million in damages related to a sexual assault suit. Pavilion Behavioral Health System, a subsidiary of UHS, denied any liability in a case that alleged that an underage patient was sexually assaulted by another underage patient […]
Inaccurate provider directories, known as “ghost networks,” can land patients with shocking bills and cause providers to miss out on potential patients. Ghost networks have increasingly come under fire by policymakers aiming to hold health plans accountable and protect patients. A new bill, introduced last week by U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) and Ron Wyden […]
2024 could prove pivotal for virtual behavioral health as the federal government considers making COVID-era telehealth flexibilities permanent. Federal and state regulations can heavily influence the availability of behavioral telehealth appointments. For behavioral health providers who provide care to Medicaid beneficiaries, or who prescribe controlled substances for conditions like substance use disorders (SUDs), regulations can […]
The Biden administration sees continued behavioral health-telehealth flexibilities as vital to improving access to services. Testifying on Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Xavier Becerra touted the federal government’s approach to telehealth and behavioral health during the coronavirus pandemic response as a win. “We can’t allow those flexibilities […]
The Biden-Harris administration’s proposed budget for 2025 includes substantial funding to support access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and prevention. The proposed budget aims to build upon these efforts by allocating $21.8 billion to combat the surge in overdose deaths nationwide. The budget allocates substantial resources specifically to combat the opioid overdose crisis, building […]
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