Peer specialists – individuals with lived experience of mental illness or substance use disorder (SUD) – have become a growing and increasingly formalized component of behavioral health care in recent years. New legislation introduced on Tuesday aims to build upon that momentum. On April 8, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) introduced […]
The Trump administration has announced its plans to consolidate the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) into a new entity dubbed the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA). In addition to SAMSHA, the AHA will be comprised of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the Health Resources and Services Administration […]
This is an exclusive BHB+ story When it comes to payer trends in behavioral health, value-based care is generally top of mind for most. And value-based care is certainly a critical movement set to impact the behavioral health industry in 2025 and beyond. But several under-the-radar trends in behavioral health reimbursement could also significantly reshape […]
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. adult population received mental health treatment in 2023. That’s according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s new 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report. “Each year, data from the annual NSDUH provides an opportunity to identify and address unmet healthcare needs across America,” […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released a new guidance to State Medicaid Directors, opening the door to a larger pool of providers to offer care to beneficiaries and adding a new nurse advice line. As part of the guidance, a new group of behavioral health providers, including master’s level social workers, marriage and […]
Federal agencies are looking to give behavioral health providers a technology boost. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) will invest $20 million over the next three years on a program to help promote IT in behavioral health care settings. Behavioral […]
A new bipartisan bill would connect people in crisis with check-in and outreach services to provide continuity of care. Research shows that follow-ups can dramatically reduce the likelihood of a repeat suicide attempt. Congressmen Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and David Trone (D-Md.) re-introduced the Continuity in Necessary Evaluative Crisis Treatment (CONNECT) Act to […]
Opioid overdose reversal medicines like Narcan may soon be as standard-issue as fire extinguishers in affordable and public housing communities. The federal government urged housing providers to stock drugs like Narcan onsite in a joint letter signed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), […]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that meaningful development of value-based care policies for addiction treatment among the states is a rarity. Only eight states have “well-developed and ongoing” initiatives for addiction treatment, according to a new report released Monday. Twenty-four states had quality performance initiatives in their Medicaid programs, while […]
Over 70% of adults who report having ever had substance use or mental health conditions consider themselves in recovery or recovering. Still, factors like education, income and sexuality may impact who is recovering. This finding was among those compiled in a report released Wednesday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Using […]
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