Ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), is heading an information probe into the practices and patient outcomes of major for-profit methadone clinics: BayMark, Acadia and New Season. Opioid treatment programs (OTPs) are a major focus of the inquiry. While they are a primary source of methadone initiation […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story Forty-eight health plans voluntarily signed onto a commitment to simplify prior authorizations across all of health care in June. Changes to the scope of prior authorizations won’t immediately take effect in the behavioral health space. Still, some experts told Behavioral Health Business they worry whether this will happen at […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story States may begin to take a more active role in enforcing mental health parity laws. Late last week, the Georgia Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire announced $20 million in fines would be levied on dozens of payers for violations of the state’s parity law, passed […]
Since the Trump administration took the reins for a second term in January, questions about what may be next for providers of substance use disorder (SUD) care have swirled. Between Medicaid cuts and new stipulations for work requirements on top of changes to key agencies like the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has nullified a Clinton administration-era policy that expanded public welfare benefits for individuals in the U.S. without legal status. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have been added to an expanded list of federal public […]
A united front of leaders from Acadia Healthcare (Nasdaq: ACHC) and Geisinger Health System are pressing for the annulment of Medicare’s longstanding 190-day lifetime coverage cap for inpatient psychiatric treatment. Acadia Chief Strategy Officer Andrew Lynch, CEO Chris Hunter and Chief Medical Officer Stephanie Eken, as well as Imad Melhem, chair of psychiatry and behavioral […]
Sixteen state attorneys general are suing the U.S. Department of Education over its $1 billion cuts to K-12 mental health grants, intended to help fund services and hire school counselors and psychologists. Beginning as soon as this fall, many former grant recipients of the axed funding, which was set aside as part of the bipartisan […]
The hotly contested One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives for a second and final time with a vote of 218–214. It will now move to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing. The legislation will make deep cuts to Medicaid and changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and […]
As more veterans turn to private mental health care and away from using services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the government is looking to polish its lackluster reputation for providing appropriate behavioral health services. A new bill, introduced to Congress on June 10, would require the VA to play a more proactive role […]
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday released the upper chamber’s version of GOP spending and policy reforms that apply to Medicaid, along with several other items under its purview. At first glance, it appears that the Republican-majority Senate is starting off with a few more austere approaches to Medicaid eligibility and funding reforms in […]
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