This session of Congress is heading toward its close — and several points of behavioral health legislation are still not resolved. Parity, workforce and telehealth regulations are some of the most pressing issues for stakeholders heading into 2023. A number of mental health bills are still on the table as well. But as the clock […]
Proposed legislation that could impose additional penalties on insurers failing to meet mental health parity requirements has sparked backlash from payers. If enacted, the new legislation – the Mental Health Matters Act – would give the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) the authority to enforce provisions from the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act (MHPAEA) […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) determined that the State of Nevada violates the civil rights of children with behavioral health disabilities by failing to provide enough community-based services. The DOJ’s investigation found many children are placed inappropriately in institutional settings in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “Because of deficiencies in its community-based […]
Insurers that are not compliant with behavioral health parity rules could soon face new penalties. Yesterday The U.S House of Representatives passed a new mental health act, that would impose fines on health plans that do not meet parity regulations and make it easier to sue insurers over behavioral health denial claims. The legislation passed […]
Telehealth in behavioral health is here to stay. The behavioral health industry must now double down on efforts to ensure post-COVID era telehealth regulations don’t inadvertently make telehealth a second-class care modality, according to a panel at the Behavioral Health & Well-Being Congress. “We are in a chicken and an egg situation where if we’re […]
The calendar is now a primary enemy to behavioral health reform at the federal level. Time is running out for Congress and advocates to accomplish legislative reforms before the end of the year, according to a panel of policy and advocacy experts at Behavioral Health and Well-Being Congress. November also brings another round of federal elections […]
Uncertainty around several COVID-era regulations and unresolved legislative questions has precipitated real world-impacts on behavioral health operators, especially addiction treatment providers. Specific questions around telehealth and the prescribing of controlled substances threaten the burgeoning crop of digital behavioral health operators that have thrived during the loosened regulations. Further, lingering questions about access to care via […]
The Senate Finance Committee is considering establishing Medicare reimbursements for mental health services from licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) and licensed professional counselors. On Thursday, the committee released draft legislation that would impact several regulations — mostly involving Medicare — related to the behavioral health workforce. “There is an enormous need all across the […]
Inpatient psychiatric and other behavioral health facilities could be easier to finance should a newly requested congressional probe and new legislation become reality. A group of lawmakers on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a congressional research agency, to study the impact of allowing facilities that […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could require states to report additional health quality data — including more behavioral health quality data. A proposed rule released late Thursday, if finalized, would make it mandatory for states to report behavioral health measures on the Core Set of Adult Health Care Quality Measures for […]
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