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South Carolina To Create A Dementia Crisis Response System

Article October 9, 2023

South Carolina plans to create a statewide crisis response system that supports the unique behavioral needs of individuals living with dementia. The goal is to better support caregivers of people… Read More

The States Respond To Crisis

Article August 21, 2023

The 988 crisis line has been up and running for a little over a year. Owned by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and funded through two,… Read More

Don’t Forget The Gold

Article August 14, 2023

In the 2019 report “Facing Addiction In America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight On Opioids,” U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., referred to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder… Read More

Feds Propose Tougher Mental Health Parity Standards For Payers

Article August 14, 2023

On July 25, 2023, the federal Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Treasury proposed rules to strengthen requirements that commercial payers and group health plans cover… Read More

CMS Approves California Medicaid SPA For Community-Based Mobile Crisis Intervention

Article August 14, 2023

On July 20, 2023, the California Medicaid program received federal approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a state plan amendment (SPA) to add mobile behavioral… Read More

43% Of People Who Sought Mental Health Or Addiction Care Could Not Access Care At Least One Occasion

Article August 14, 2023

A total of 43% of U.S. adults who say they needed addiction care, and 43% who said they needed mental health care in the past 12 months did not receive… Read More

De-risking Digital

Article August 7, 2023

The deployment of digital consumer tools in health and human services has been slow. Only 11% of consumers report that their health care provider organization offers digital tools. And, even… Read More

The Thorn In Our Side

Article July 31, 2023

For the past several years, we’ve reported on the ‘access bottle neck’ for behavioral health services. Access was a problem before the pandemic—and the pandemic’s effect on mental health disorder… Read More

Navigating The Commercial Health Plan Market

Article July 31, 2023

How well are commercial health plans performing? We’ve written a lot about Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures, one measure of performance. But a new commercial health plan… Read More

MaineCare Implements New Rate Reforms Supported By Current Services Budget

Article July 31, 2023

The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) implemented new payment rate reforms for MaineCare, the state Medicaid program. The DHHS Office of MaineCare Services implemented new rates for… Read More

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