Access to Behavioral Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule to update the payment rates for inpatient psychiatric facilities for fiscal year 2019.
The bills would amend the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion; cover IMD substance use disorder treatment for pregnant women up to 12 months after delivery; and provide grants to study alternative emergency pain management protocols, and develop programs to ensure care coordination…
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The Department of Health and Human Services this week released a plan to better coordinate federal and state efforts to enforce parity requirements under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and other federal laws.
The AHA and more than 40 health care organizations yesterday urged Congress to include legislation that would align 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act as part of legislation to address the opioid crisis.
AHA comments to CMS on the proposed rule amending the definition of short-term, limited-duration health insurance.
AHA comments to the House Subcommittee on Health Energy and Commerce on bills related to the opioid crisis.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in partnership with the National Latino Behavioral Health Association will host a free, four-part webcast to examine best practices for behavioral health treatment and recovery in Latino…
As the nation continues to struggle with the devastating public health crisis created by the opioid epidemic, it is encouraging to see the Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions take constructive action. The American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates your interest and…