TennCare Implements Episodes Of Care Reimbursement For Anxiety & Depression On July 1
On July 1, 2017, the Tennessee Health Care Innovation Initiative implemented new cross-payer episodes of care reimbursement for anxiety and non-emergency depression. From May 2017 through December 2017, during the episode preview period, provider organizations will report data on treatment for consumers diagnosed with anxiety and non-emergency depression. The performance period will begin in January 2018.
The anxiety and non-emergency depression episodes of care are part of a larger initiative that began in February 2013, when the state launched the Tennessee …
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