Low Reimbursement Exacerbating the Behavioral Health Worker Shortage

With minimum wage on the rise and unemployment rates at the lowest they’ve been in 50 years, it’s no surprise that a number of industries — from home care to education — are facing labor shortages. Behavioral health care is no exception. However, low reimbursement from payers for behavioral health services is only exacerbating the […]

New Medicaid Rule Could Indirectly Impact Behavioral Health Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new rule Tuesday designed to increase oversight of Medicaid supplemental payments by creating new reporting requirements. While it’s not yet clear what the changes would mean for the behavioral health care industry, Medicaid is one of the largest financing sources in the space. It accounted […]