The bipartisan Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act of 2021 was introduced to the Senate this July and will allow every state to establish fully funded Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) and join the CCBHC Medicaid demonstration nationwide. If the act is passed it will expand access to high-quality mental health and […]
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After the United States House narrowly passed the American Health Care Act, numerous mental health and behavioral health providers are concerned for the effects of healthcare reform on the ability to access quality mental health services for vulnerable populations. Some of the most vulnerable citizens in the United States are persons with serious mental […]
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If you haven’t heard yet, North Carolina has taken a big step towards connecting and sharing health information for providers who bill to Medicaid. The North Carolina Health Information Exchange (NC HIE) is still enroute to its February 1, 2018 deadline that will require all Medicaid providers to connect to the NC HIE if they […]
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To end the year on a high note, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule on October 14, 2016, for the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The changes provide the most complex and significant change to reimbursement in over 20 years. But how soon will these […]
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With efforts of providing clinicians the tools and flexibility to provide high-quality, patient-centered care, the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) recently finalized and published a new payment system for Medicare clinicians, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). This new system was designed with input from thousands of clinicians and […]
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