Want to read more content like this? Subscribe to Addiction Treatment Business today! The newly finalized 42 CFR Part 2 rule, focused on the privacy rights of patients seeking addiction treatment care, creates new opportunities and risks for behavioral health providers. The federal government released the finalized rule at the beginning of the month. It’s intended to […]
The Biden Administration is preparing to release proposed rules that impact how payers demonstrate mental health parity to federal regulators. The move marks another step toward resolving the disparity between how payers treat behavioral health and physical health benefits by bringing them in line with recently enacted reporting mandates. Yet little is known about the […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a temporary rule extending COVID-era telehealth flexibilities from the end of the public health emergency (PHE) on May 11 to Nov. 11, 2023. The extension allows clinicians prescribing controlled substances over telehealth to continue to do so for another six months. Patients that initiate care on or before Nov. […]
The new telehealth restrictions proposed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week struck a sour chord with several industry stakeholders. Many industry insiders condemned the move as out of touch and even dangerous, jeopardizing telehealth models’ effectiveness in behavioral health. Still, the proposal is not set in stone, and parts of it could change […]
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) […]
When it comes to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, Medicare has major gaps in coverage. Specifically, Medicare, which is the largest payer in the country, does not cover residential or intensive outpatient SUD services. This could be changing, as the Biden administration continues to prioritize SUD treatment and behavioral health parity – and as public […]
Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider BayMark Health Services has acquired Granite Recovery Centers, a Salem, New Hampshire-based operator of residential treatment facilities and sober homes. The deal expands BayMark’s sizable footprint across North America, as it operates over 300 facilities in 35 states and three Canadian provinces. Headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, BayMark is backed […]
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