Most low-income teens and young adults who survive opioid overdoses don’t receive adequate treatment and resources afterward to help them combat their addictions, results of a new study show. In fact, less than one in every three Medicaid enrollees age 13 to 22 receive timely addiction treatment following an overdose of heroin or other opioids, […]
Category: Medicaid
Opened CleanSlate Centers opens new Wisconsin location CleanSlate Centers, a Nashville-based provider of outpatient alcohol and opioid addiction treatment services, has opened a new location in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, bringing its number of facilities in the state up to 13. Overall, CleanSlate operates facilities in 11 states, nine of which are east of the Mississippi River. […]
Behavioral health clinics across the country are now able to apply for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) expansion grants. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the funding opportunity Friday, putting $200 million worth of grants up for grabs and expanding the reach of CCBHCs. The purpose is to “increase access […]
The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is kicking off the new decade with a new leader. Shawn Coughlin took over as president and CEO of the trade association Jan. 1, following the retirement of the organization’s long-time leader Mark Covall, who headed up NABH for the past 24 years. With Coughlin at the helm, […]
The IMD exclusion is as old is the Medicaid program itself — and so are the complaints against it. Oftentimes, those complaints come from the behavioral health providers affected by the rule. But, nationwide, loopholes in the federal exclusion are helping providers get paid to provide services they otherwise wouldn’t be reimbursed for. In fact, […]
The one-time owner of more than a dozen Los Angeles-area substance abuse treatment centers has been indicted on charges he operated a massive $175 million billing scheme. Robert Bathum, who has called himself the “Rehab Mogul,” pleaded no contest Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to 14 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, […]
Since the Affordable Care Act first gave birth to Medicaid expansion, its success has been a matter of debate, especially when it comes to behavioral health care. Supporters tout statistics that suggest Medicaid expansion has allowed nearly 11 million more Americans to gain health care coverage. Meanwhile, opponents dispute whether Medicaid expansion has led to […]
As the opioid epidemic rages on and the behavioral health workforce shortage persists, stakeholders are getting creative when it comes to tackling addiction and other behavioral health conditions. That includes insurers, some of whom are piloting and pioneering creative approaches designed to curb those problems. America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) highlighted some of those strategies […]
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the state awardees for two new models designed to help curb the effects of the opioid epidemic. The models are called the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) model and the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) model. Both […]
Despite the push by federal courts to block Medicaid work requirements nationwide, states continue to pursue restrictions that would tie health coverage to employment for certain beneficiaries. In fact, on Thursday, South Carolina became the 11th state to have such requirements approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — much to the […]