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(7 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA, Pub.L. 110-343) makes it easier for Americans with mental health and substance use disorders to get the care they need by prohibiting certain discriminatory practices that limit insurance coverage for …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/behavioral-health-services/parity/index.html

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Mental Health Parity in Medicaid: Overview of Requirements …

(9 days ago) WEBhealth and substance use disorder services (behavioral health services) as for physical health services. Among other things, parity is supposed to make sure it is …

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-03-31-Medicaid-parity-laws-brochure-FINAL.pdf

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Behavioral Health Parity and Medicaid KFF

(4 days ago) WEBWhen Parity Applies in Medicaid. Federal law requires Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to provide behavioral health benefits in parity with …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/behavioral-health-parity-and-medicaid/

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New FAQs on the Mental Health & Substance Use …

(4 days ago) WEBUnder the March 2016 final rule, CMS applied certain mental health and substance use disorder parity provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act …

https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/messages/entry/47618

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Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in 2022: …

(2 days ago) WEBMedicaid plays a key role in covering and financing care for people with behavioral health conditions.Nearly 40% of the nonelderly adult Medicaid population …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/medicaid-coverage-of-behavioral-health-services-in-2022-findings-from-a-survey-of-state-medicaid-programs/

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Behavioral Health Parity and Medicaid - KFF

(2 days ago) WEBMedicaid behavioral health parity rules are based on the underlying federal parity law that applies to group health plans, with some changes to account for differences …

https://files.kff.org/attachment/issue-brief-behavioral-health-parity-and-medicaid

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Fact Sheet: Mental Health Parity Compliance in Medicaid

(3 days ago) WEBBehavioral health services are health care services that are provided for the treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD). Medicaid is the leading …

https://healthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/MentalHealthParityComplianceFact-1.31.18.pdf

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Behavioral Health Services Medicaid

(Just Now) WEBMedicaid is the single largest payer for mental health services in the United States and is increasingly playing a larger role in the reimbursement of substance use disorder …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/behavioral-health-services/index.html

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Parity Compliance Toolkit Applying Mental Health …

(Just Now) WEB2. General Parity Requirements and Approach to Determining Parity 2.1 Introduction The final Medicaid/CHIP parity rule applies most provisions of the Mental Health Parity and …

https://www.apna.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/parity_toolkit_CMS.pdf

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Implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction

(2 days ago) WEBBackground. In 2016, CMS clarified the application of MHPAEA to Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in a final rule that took effect in October …

https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Implementation-of-the-Mental-Health-Parity-and-Addiction-Equity-Act-in-Medicaid-and-CHIP.pdf

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Implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction

(2 days ago) WEBCongress enacts the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA, P. L. 104-204), requiring parity in aggregate lifetime and annual dollar limits for mental health and medical …

https://www.macpac.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Implementation-of-the-Mental-Health-Parity-and-Addiction-Equity-Act-in-Medicaid-and-CHIP.pdf

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Building on Behavioral Health Parity: State Options Access to Care

(3 days ago) WEBThe United States has a growing need for behavioral health services, particularly since the pandemic, which worsened the longstanding gap between demand …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2023/building-behavioral-health-parity-state-options-strengthen-access-care

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Mental Health Parity in Medicaid: Overview of Requirements & the …

(4 days ago) WEBIn April 2024, HHS published a final rule that seeks to reduce complexity in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance… March 19, 2024 Medicaid and CHIP …

https://healthlaw.org/resource/mental-health-parity-in-medicaid-overview-of-requirements-the-right-to-information/

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Behavioral Health Parity and the Affordable Care Act - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Affordable Care Act and Behavioral Health. The foundation of increased insurance coverage under the ACA is built on redesign and expansion of the small group and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334111/

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Mental Health Parity NAMI

(6 days ago) WEBIn 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) was the first federal law to create parity standards, but only for annual and lifetime dollar limits. In 2008, Congress passed the …

https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Improving-Health/Mental-Health-Parity/

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What Is Mental Health Parity? NAMI

(1 days ago) WEBWhat Is Mental Health Parity? After years of NAMI advocates sending letters, making phone calls and visiting their members of Congress mental health parity is law. …

https://www.nami.org/health-care-coverage/what-is-mental-health-parity/

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Medicaid and Behavioral Health Care in Congress Funding …

(9 days ago) WEBMore than 78 million Americans — nearly one of four — are insured by Medicaid. In 2020, an estimated 40 percent of the nonelderly adult Medicaid population …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2024/access-medicaid-and-behavioral-health-care-provisions-congresss-recent-funding-package

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CMS Did Not Ensure That Selected States Complied With Medicaid …

(1 days ago) WEBOur objective was to determine whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ensured that selected States complied with Medicaid …

https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/all-reports-and-publications/cms-did-not-ensure-that-selected-states-complied-with-medicaid-managed-care-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorder-parity-requirements/

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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) provided that large group health plans cannot impose annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are less …

https://www.cms.gov/marketplace/private-health-insurance/mental-health-parity-addiction-equity

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Parity Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing

(2 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health Care Policy & Financing is committed to maintaining mental health and substance use disorder parity standards for all Health First Colorado …

https://hcpf.colorado.gov/parity

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Assessment …

(6 days ago) WEBIn addressing the parity of the management of the mental health/substance use disorder benefit, the MSA within the MDHHS conducted an assessment of limitations, per the …

https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Assistance-Programs/Medicaid-BPHASA/Other-Prov-Specific-Page-Docs/Michigan-Parity-Assessment-Approved.pdf?rev=cae90294ce894b9386e7dd5f6d288925&hash=91EAD42CAE22CB59344ED80108045BBA

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Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients …

(6 days ago) WEBHold commercial health insurers accountable for covering behavioral health services in accordance with parity laws. Enhance the behavioral health …

https://www.aha.org/news/perspective/2024-04-26-integrating-mental-and-physical-health-better-support-patients-and-communities

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads KFF

(3 days ago) WEBMental Health Parity at a Crossroads. More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for …

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/mental-health-parity-at-a-crossroads/

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Exploring Strategies to Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are the nation's pre-eminent source of high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, …

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27788/exploring-strategies-to-improve-access-to-behavioral-health-care-services-through-medicare-and-medicaid

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Geographic Penetration of Private Equity Ownership in Behavioral …

(7 days ago) WEBPrivate equity (PE) interest in behavioral health is thought to be due to favorable legislation around mental health parity, fragmentation of care delivery, high …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2818048

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CMCS: Request for Comments on Processes for Assessing

(5 days ago) WEBCurrent Processes for Ensuring Compliance with Parity in Medicaid and CHIP. CMS works with state Medicaid and CHIP agencies to ensure compliance with federal parity .

https://www.medicaid.gov/state-resource-center/state-operations-and-technical-assistance/downloads/cmcs-mental-health-parity-092023.pdf

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Medicaid Coverage for Adult Behavioral Health Peer Support …

(7 days ago) WEBProvide an overview of Medicaid coverage for behavioral health peer support services in Connecticut and other states. Summary A 2022 survey of Medicaid officials across the …

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/rpt/pdf/2024-R-0036.pdf?t=1714399602844

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2024

(5 days ago) WEBWe also added more than 140 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics across the Nation, which serve everyone regardless of their ability to pay and provide a …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

(5 days ago) WEBA. Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was updated to include “companions with limited English proficiency” for clarity and parity …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/06/2024-08711/nondiscrimination-in-health-programs-and-activities

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Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads - Appendix - 9994 KFF

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Parity at a Crossroads. Appendix Table 1: Major Differences – Commercial MHPAEA v. Medicaid MHPAEA. Plans define what is considered …

https://www.kff.org/report-section/mental-health-parity-at-a-crossroads-appendix/

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New federal rule to boost pay for home health workers

(Just Now) WEBThe Home Care Association of America also criticized the rule, with CEO Jason R. Lee warning it will have “swift and severe negative impacts on patient access …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/03/medicaid-rule-to-boost-home-health-pay/

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LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROGRAM ISSUED: xx/xx/24 CHAPTER …

(6 days ago) WEB1. PT 74 Mental Health Clinic PS 70 Clinic / Group PSS 8E CSoC/ Behavioral Health; 2. PT 77 Mental Health Rehab PS 78 MHR; and 3. PT AF Crisis Receiving Center, PS 8E …

https://www.ldh.la.gov/assets/medicaid/PC-PM/04.30.24/2024-BHS-5_2.3_Outpatient_Services_Crisis_Response_Services_04.30.24.pdf

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Demonstrating Parity Salud y Servicios Humanos de Texas

(1 days ago) WEBAggregate Lifetime and Annual Dollar Limits. Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) or the managed care organization (MCO) must identify and analyze aggregate lifetime …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/es/servicios/salud/medicaid-chip/acerca-de-medicaid-chip/paridad-en-la-salud-mental-los-trastornos-por-consumo-de-sustancias/demonstrating-parity

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Programs and Initiatives HHS.gov

(5 days ago) WEBFederal Initiatives in Behavioral Health and Curing Hepatitis C in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program 2020*. SAMHSA provides an overview of efforts to reduce the …

https://www.hhs.gov/hepatitis/programs-and-initiatives/index.html

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