Mar 22, 2022 | Substance Abuse
A recent review of Medicaid data presented to Congress by the Department of Health and Human Services shows which beneficiaries receive care for substance use disorder (SUD) and the types of services they are receiving. While acute care remains the most common service that beneficiaries receive, data showed a slight decrease in percentage points of individuals with an SUD receiving those services, while there was a large increase in use of MAT services between 2018 and 2019. Click to read more.
Aug 10, 2021 | Behavioral, Inpatient Rehab (IRF), Medicare, Post-Acute Care, Substance Abuse
Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF): CMS's FY2022 final rule for the IRF payment system finalizes a +1.9% update and does not include any major policy changes. Click to read more.
May 25, 2021 | Behavioral, Substance Abuse
In April 2021, the Biden Administration released two guidelines for mental health services: lifting the training requirement to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid-use disorder treatment and detailing new documentation requirements for health plans offering mental health and substance abuse benefits. Click to read more.
Dec 4, 2019 | Behavioral, Medicare, Substance Abuse
CMS has finalized a bundled payment under the PFS for OUD treatment office-based services for 2020. This approach parallels the new bundled OUD treatment services for OTPs. Click to read more.
Nov 19, 2019 | Behavioral, Inpatient Psych, Medicaid, Substance Abuse
On November 6th, CMS announced the approval of DC’s Medicaid 1115 Waiver that expands access to behavioral health treatment. This waiver, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020, will broaden services available to beneficiaries diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) or serious emotional disturbance (SED) and provide new services for beneficiaries diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD). Click to read more.
Sep 19, 2019 | Medicare, Substance Abuse
CMS has proposed adding substance use disorder (SUD) services to the Medicare fee schedule, including medication assisted therapies (MAT) for opioid treatment disorder (OUD) and expanded management and counseling services. Click to read more.
