A federal judge reeled back regulations prohibiting health care providers’ use of third-party tracking technologies, a move that has previously embroiled behavioral health providers. The ruling concluded that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) bulletin establishing guidance on potential privacy concerns “went too far.” The American Hospital Association (AHA) and three other […]
Behavioral health underpayments are among the highest across hospital services, highlighting the financial drag health systems face when providing these services. Across all payers, inpatient behavioral health services are reimbursed at an average of 34.3% less than the cost to provide them. Behavioral health services effectively tie inpatient nephrology in terms of underpayment. On average, […]
The public comment period hasn’t begun for the Biden administration’s recently published proposed mental health parity rule. But that hasn’t stopped a flood of commentary on the rule from entering the public sphere already. On July 25, the administration released a proposed rule that firms up mental health parity in terms of health plan’s compliance […]
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is lobbying Congress to address several systemic behavioral health issues. AHA requests that the House Committee on Energy and Commerce consider several actions in addition to renewing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (SUPPORT Act). In a letter sent […]
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