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Analysis, News & Insights

CMS Proposes 2.4% Hike & Explores Star Ratings, Electronic Patient Assessments in FY 2026 IPF PPS Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommended a host of payment and quality program changes for fiscal year (FY) 2026 in the proposed inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (IPF PPS) rule the agency released on Friday, April 11. As NABH reported to members in an alert late Friday, the proposed rule recommends increasing […]

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Mental Health Group Statement on HHS Job Cuts

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Letters, News & Insights

NABH Letter: SUPPORT Act Reauthorization 4-1-25

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NABH Statement to House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee

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NABH DEA Telemedicine NPRM Comments 3.17.25

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NABH AI Comment Letter to NSF 3-14-25

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NABH Cybersecurity Rule Comment Letter 3-7-25

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NABH Welcome to VA Secretary Collins

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Letters, Statements

CEO Alliance ERIC Letter and Statement 2-11-25

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2024 MHPAEA Report to Congress

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News & Insights, Statements

NABH Statement on ERIC Lawsuit Against Final Parity Regulations

In its recent lawsuit, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) purports to represent the interests of large (self-funded) employers, although NABH – including its large employer members – surely support the newly enacted regulations that attempt to implement the Mental Health Addiction and Equity Treatment Act of 2008 fully and fairly.Compounding matters, ERIC’s lawsuit risks harming […]

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Medicaid Policy Proposals May Disrupt Behavioral Healthcare Access

Background Behavioral health conditions such as major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and opioid use disorder are highly prevalent among Medicaid beneficiaries; in 2020, almost 40% of nonelderly adult beneficiaries had a mental or substance use disorder.[1] These individuals depend on the wide range of behavioral health benefits in Medicaid programs, including clinical services across the continuum […]

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Issue Brief, News & Insights

DEA & HHS Extend Telehealth Flexibilities for Controlled Substances

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday proceeded with rulemaking related to the prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth without ever having conducted an in-person medical evaluation, which would partially extend current flexibilities that have been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic.In particular, (1) DEA […]

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Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly – Dec. 16, 2024

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Letters, News & Insights

NABH Urges CMS to Strengthen Medicaid Parity Regulations

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Dan Schwartz Joins NABH as Director of Quality and Addiction Services

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is pleased to welcome Dan Schwartz as the association’s director of quality and addiction services. Dan brings to NABH a range of experiences in federal agencies related to addiction services, including most recently in his role as a senior behavioral health policy analyst in the Office of […]

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Letters, News & Insights

NABH Responds to The New York Times story on Opioid Treatment Programs

Washington, Dec. 7, 2024—A story published in The New York Times on Dec. 7 has prompted NABH to clarify the purpose and critical need for opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the United States. NABH is concerned the article’s incomplete picture of how OTP treatment works could contribute to what is already a stigmatized disease in an environment […]

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Letters, News & Insights

NABH MOTAA Letter to House Senate Leadership – Dec. 2024

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NABH Letter to CMS on Accrediting Organizations

Perpetuating this wasteful scenario only misdirects IPFs’ limited time and resources away from delivering the critical behavioral healthcare services needed to address our nation’s severe mental health crisis, which includes increasing mortality rates due to overdoses and suicides.

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NABH Letter to The Joint Commission-April 2024

The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) appreciates the opportunity to comment on The Joint Commission’s proposal to modify standards on the use of physical holds for children and youth, which currently are included in the restraint, seclusion, and physical holding standards within the Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Program.

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NABH BHIT Letter to ONC and SAMHSA

The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) appreciates the joint effort of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to create…

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NABH 2024 Advocacy Priorities

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2024 Annual Meeting At-a-Glance

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MOTAA – NABH Letter

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SAMHSA Updates OTP Regulations

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration published Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder late yesterday for public inspection.

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NABH Comments on Medicare Advantage

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NABH Comment Letter- Medicaid & CHIP Parity

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NABH Letter on SUPPORT Act Reauthorization

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NABH Letter to Senate HELP Committee on MOTAA

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NABH Parity Comment Letter

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NABH Urges Lawmakers to Reauthorize the SUPPORT Act

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NABH Comments-OPPS PFS CY 24 Proposed Rule

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9th Circuit Order-Wit-August 2023

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Andrew Dodson Joins NABH as Director of Congressional Affairs

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is pleased to welcome Andrew (Andy) Dodson as the association’s director of congressional affairs, effective Aug. 16.

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CMS Final Rule Estimates Overall IPF Payments to Increase by 2.3% in 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday released its Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) final rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, which is estimated to increase overall payments to IPFs by 2.3%, or $70 million, relative to FY 2023.

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HHS, DOL and Treasury Release Proposed Rules to Strengthen MHPAEA

The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), and Treasury Departments on Tuesday released proposed rules to bolster the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008 and remove obstacles to behavioral healthcare access.

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Bowman Family Foundation Report: Equitable Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Care

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CSOO Letter: Due Process Continuity of Care Act

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NABH Letter on IPF PPS Proposed Rule

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CMS Coverage for PHP Telehealth Services Set to End After May 11

As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) draws to a close at the end of Thursday, May 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has shared with NABH and other stakeholders the agency’s plans to end telehealth coverage for partial hospitalization program (PHP) services implemented during the PHE. In addition, CMS has explained […]

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DEA Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications for Now

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday said it will extend its COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for prescription of controlled medications as the agency works to determine how to move forward in a way that gives Americans access to needed medicine with the appropriate safeguards. An announcement from DEA noted the agency received a record […]

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CMS PHE Fact Sheet

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NABH Education & Research Foundation Webpage Now Features Grants & Funding Opportunities

The NABH Research and Education Foundation has updated its webpage with a section devoted to potential funding resources and opportunities for behavioral healthcare organizations and their employees.

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CBO Report: Budgetary Effects of Modifying or Eliminating the IMD Exclusion

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Position Papers

NABH Contingency Management Fact Sheet

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NABH Letter to DEA Telehealth Schedule II Telemedicine

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2023 NABH Advocacy Priorities

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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Spray

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Narcan, 4 mg. naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter (OTC), non-prescription use, making it the first naloxone product approved to use without a prescription. Naloxone is a medication that reverses the effects of opioid overdose rapidly and is the standard treatment for opioid overdose. The FDA’s […]

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NABH Letter to Norcross-Markey

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NABH Response- Senate HELP Workforce RFI

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Amicus Brief: Wit v. UBH (3-17-23)

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NABH FTC Non-Compete Comment Letter

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NABH Prior Authorization Comment Letter

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HALO Letter on Medicaid DSH Cuts March 2023

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DEA Telehealth Proposed Rules

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CY 2024 MA Proposed Rule Comments

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NABH OTP Comment Letter

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President Biden to Outline Approach for Addressing Nation’s Mental Health & Opioid Crises in State of the Union

In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Biden is expected to mention specific ways his administration will address America’s mental health crisis, beat its opioid overdose epidemic, and ensure parity. In a fact sheet about the speech, “mental health” is mentioned 32 times, and “fentanyl” 23 times, signaling the Biden’s administration commitment to tackling […]

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NABH Education and Research Foundation Partners with Manatt to Produce Issue Brief on Telehealth Services in PHP and IOP

NABH is pleased to announce that the NABH Education and Research Foundation today released an issue brief that shows how telehealth services effectively augment traditional partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP). The telehealth issue brief is the first resource from the NABH Education and Research Foundation, which worked with NABH members and […]

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NABH Comments on Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024

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NABH Submits Comment Letter on Federal and State Health Exchange Proposed Rule for 2024

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Joint Letter to ONDCP on Contingency Management

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SAMHSA Proposed Rule Permits Methadone Prescribing for New Patients via Telemedicine

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on Tuesday proposed updating federal regulations to permit using audio-visual telehealth services for any new patient treated with methadone in an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) under specific conditions. In a proposed rule, SAMHSA said federal regulations should be updated to allow using audio-visual telehealth services for […]

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