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President Biden’s 2023 Budget Seeks to Transform U.S. Behavioral Healthcare Delivery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]President Biden is proposing new, mandatory investments totaling $51.7 billion over 10 years to enhance behavioral healthcare in America in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget proposal he released Monday. Among the budget blueprint’s most notable behavioral health provisions is the president’s request of $697 million for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

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NABH Issue Brief: Details About 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling to Overturn Wit v. United Behavioral Health Decision

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a blow to parity this week, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a trial court’s Wit v. United Behavioral Health (UBH) decision, asserting that UBH’s interpretation that health insurance plans do not require consistency with generally accepted standards of care (GASC) “was not unreasonable.” This NABH Issue Brief highlights […]

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CEO Alliance for Mental Health Launches Campaign to Drive 988 Crisis Hotline Preparedness

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NABH Submits Comments to CMS About MA Network Adequacy

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President Biden’s First State of the Union to Include Strategy to Address U.S. Mental Health Crisis

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]President Biden is expected to announce his administration’s strategy to address the nation’s mental health crisis in the president’s first State of the Union tonight, according to a White House announcement. The strategy is part of what the White House has called a “unity agenda” that consists of policy in which there has historically been […]

Letters

CMS Notice About Extraordinary Circumstance Exceptions

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NABH Comments on Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023

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No Surprises Act Interim Final Rules Sign-On Letter

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MHPAEA Fact Sheet

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MHPAEA 2022 Report to Congress

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OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard Fact Sheet

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CMS Issues Guidance on Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements for Most Medicare- and Medicaid-Certified Providers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 29 issued guidance regarding the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding Covid-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare staff that the agency published in early November. In the Dec, 29 memo, CMS specified that this guidance does not apply to the following states that are still subject to […]

Letters

NABH Comments on Omnibus Covid Vaccine IFR

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NABH Comments on Surprise Billing

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NABH Letter to CMS on Proposed Measures for IPFQRP

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SAMHSA Extends Take-Home Methadone Flexibilities to OTPS for One Year

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on Thursday said it will extend for one year the methadone take-home flexibilities it provided to opioid treatment programs (OTPs) at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 and is “considering mechanisms to make this flexibility permanent.” This flexibility has allowed OTPs to dispense […]

News Releases

Behavioral Health Organizations Release Plan for 988 Crisis Hotline Response

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NABH Letter to Senators Cassidy and Murphy

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Joint Letter to OSHA on Workplace Violence

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CMS to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Medicare and Medicaid Providers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] CMS is requiring that all staff of certain providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare or Medicaid programs receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The IFR does not allow for weekly testing in lieu of vaccination. The agency expressly preserves an employer’s right to require its employees to be fully vaccinated, regardless of the exemptions provided […]

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NABH Letter to Senate Finance Committee

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NABH is Proud to Support the Sound the Alarm for Kids! Campaign

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NABH Proposal to Senate Finance Committee on Improving Access to Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services

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NABH and Other Organizations Applaud CDC for Adding Mental Illnesses to List of Underlying Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe Covid-19.

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Letter to Chairman Scott on USDOL CMP Parity Authority

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NABH Comments on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges Proposed Rule

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NABH Comments on Physician Pay Schedule

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NABH Comments on Surprise Billing

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Multi-District Litigation Settlement

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Advocacy Group Letter on Child Mental Health

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NABH and a coalition of over 500 national, state, and local organizations urge Congress to protect the federal Medicaid benefits of children in foster care by exempting QRTPs from the IMD exclusion

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NABH Letter to Congress: Education Funding for Youth with Severe Behavioral Health Conditions

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CMS Proposes Audio-Only Communication for Telehealth to Treat Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In its Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed extending Medicare coverage to audio-only communication technology for telehealth services to diagnose, evaluate, or treat established patients with mental health disorders and providing Medicare coverage for telemental health services for beneficiaries who are in their […]

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Biden to Nominate Former West Va. Health Official Rahul Gupta as Drug Czar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]President Biden is expected to nominate Rahul Gupta, M.D. M.PH., M.B.A. to serve as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), according to multiple news outlets. If confirmed, Gupta, a buprenorphine-waivered physician, will be the first physician to serve as the office’s director. Most recently Gupta served as senior vice president and […]

Letters

NABH Letter to ONDCP: Consultation on National Drug Control Strategy

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NABH Letter to OSHA on Emergency Temporary Standard

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The NABH Denial-of-Care Portal is Now Live!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to introduce the NABH Denial-of-Care Portal, a resource for members to provide information about their experiences with managed care organizations that impose barriers to care through insurance-claim denials. NABH’s Managed Care Committee has worked for more than a year to develop the Denial-of-Care Portal as a way […]

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Letter to United Healthcare on ED Policy

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NABH Comments to CMS on IPPS-IPF 2022

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NABH and Other Organizations Urge President Biden to Appoint ONDCP Director

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988 Crisis Infrastructure Letter to Congressional Leaders

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SAMHSA Guide on Suicide for Family and Friends

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HALO Letter to HHS about the Provider Relief Fund Deadline

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NABH Comments on Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule

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HHS Provides Exemptions for Buprenorphine Prescribers for Fewer Than 30 Patients

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that practitioners prescribing buprenorphine, a controlled substance, for opioid use disorder to fewer than 30 patients are exempt from certain regulatory requirements codified under 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)(i)-(ii). Under the new guidance, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and […]

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Behavioral Health Slides from MACPAC’s April 2021 Public Meeting

Alerts

NABH Highlights Residential Treatment as Critical Service for Youth in New White Paper

NABH is pleased to share with you Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum, a white paper that emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of psychiatric residential treatment services for children and adolescents. Together the NABH team and Youth Services Committee developed the paper as a resource for policymakers, regulators, the media, and […]

News Releases

NABH Releases Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum

Letters

Joint Letter to OSHA on Inpatient Psych Regulatory Actions

Alerts

CMS Proposes 2.1% Payment Increase to Per-Diem Base Rate for IPFs in FY 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 7 proposed a 2.1-percent, Medicare payment increase to the per-diem base rate for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) for fiscal year (FY) 2022. This adjustment would increase the per-diem base rate to $833.50 from $815.22 and the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rate to $358.84 from $350.97. CMS […]

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U.S. Labor Department Issues Guidance on Parity Compliance

The U.S. Labor Department (DOL) has issued guidance on new implementation requirements for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) that the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act requires. Enacted on Dec. 27, 2020, the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act requires group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance to perform and document analyses […]

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Biden Administration Releases Drug-Policy Priorities for Year One

The Biden administration on Thursday released a statement outlining its first-year, drug-policy priorities to address America’s overdose and addiction crises. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Acting Director Regina LaBelle noted in an announcement that these priorities will complement President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which includes an investment of nearly $4 billion […]

Resources

Bipartisan Policy Center Report Seeks to Bring Mental Healthcare & Addiction Treatment into the 21st Century

Letters

Healthcare Coalition Letter: Medicare Sequester Moratorium

Letters

NABH, National Council, and NASMHPD Urge CDC to Include Persons with Mental Illness and SUD in First Phase of Covid Vaccinations

Letters

NABH Signs MHLG Support Letter for the TREAT Act

Issue Brief

Changes to Medicare Coverage for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Services

This NABH Issue Brief highlights changes to coverage for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in its 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and other final rules. The PFS rule also contains many changes related to telehealth for substance use disorder (SUD) services. For a […]

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HHS Announces Delay in Provider Relief Fund Reporting Deadline and Revisions to ‘Lost Revenue’ Definition

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) has announced a new reporting portal for providers to register and submit information about how they have used payments from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to cover Covid-19-related costs and lost revenues. HHS also said the deadline for reporting is extended, although it did not specify the […]

Letters

NABH Letter to Biden-Harris Transition Team

Issue Brief

CMS Expands Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended some Medicare coverage of telehealth services that the agency authorized during the Covid-19 pandemic. The changes were included in the final 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule that was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 28, 2020. Extended Coverage of Certain Services CMS permanently extended […]

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Alerts, news releases, and position papers to keep you in the know.

MEMBERS: KEEP UP ON THE LATEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE NEWS!

President Biden Sends National Drug Control Policy to Congress

NABH Supports BHIT Now Act

Thorn Run Partners Memo: Medicare & Medicaid PHE Flexibilities

President Biden’s 2023 Budget Seeks to Transform U.S. Behavioral Healthcare Delivery

NABH Issue Brief: Details About 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling to Overturn Wit v. United Behavioral Health Decision

CEO Alliance for Mental Health Launches Campaign to Drive 988 Crisis Hotline Preparedness

NABH Submits Comments to CMS About MA Network Adequacy

President Biden’s First State of the Union to Include Strategy to Address U.S. Mental Health Crisis

CMS Notice About Extraordinary Circumstance Exceptions

NABH Comments on Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023

No Surprises Act Interim Final Rules Sign-On Letter

MHPAEA Fact Sheet

MHPAEA 2022 Report to Congress

OSHA Workplace Violence Prevention Standard Fact Sheet

CMS Issues Guidance on Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements for Most Medicare- and Medicaid-Certified Providers

NABH Comments on Omnibus Covid Vaccine IFR

NABH Comments on Surprise Billing

NABH Letter to CMS on Proposed Measures for IPFQRP

SAMHSA Extends Take-Home Methadone Flexibilities to OTPS for One Year

Behavioral Health Organizations Release Plan for 988 Crisis Hotline Response

NABH Letter to Senators Cassidy and Murphy

Joint Letter to OSHA on Workplace Violence

CMS to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Medicare and Medicaid Providers

NABH Letter to Senate Finance Committee

NABH is Proud to Support the Sound the Alarm for Kids! Campaign

NABH Proposal to Senate Finance Committee on Improving Access to Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services

NABH and Other Organizations Applaud CDC for Adding Mental Illnesses to List of Underlying Conditions Associated with Higher Risk for Severe Covid-19.

Letter to Chairman Scott on USDOL CMP Parity Authority

NABH Comments on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges Proposed Rule

NABH Comments on Physician Pay Schedule

NABH Comments on Surprise Billing

Multi-District Litigation Settlement

Advocacy Group Letter on Child Mental Health

NABH and a coalition of over 500 national, state, and local organizations urge Congress to protect the federal Medicaid benefits of children in foster care by exempting QRTPs from the IMD exclusion

NABH Letter to Congress: Education Funding for Youth with Severe Behavioral Health Conditions

CMS Proposes Audio-Only Communication for Telehealth to Treat Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Biden to Nominate Former West Va. Health Official Rahul Gupta as Drug Czar

NABH Letter to ONDCP: Consultation on National Drug Control Strategy

NABH Letter to OSHA on Emergency Temporary Standard

The NABH Denial-of-Care Portal is Now Live!

Letter to United Healthcare on ED Policy

NABH Comments to CMS on IPPS-IPF 2022

NABH and Other Organizations Urge President Biden to Appoint ONDCP Director

988 Crisis Infrastructure Letter to Congressional Leaders

SAMHSA Guide on Suicide for Family and Friends

HALO Letter to HHS about the Provider Relief Fund Deadline

NABH Comments on Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule

HHS Provides Exemptions for Buprenorphine Prescribers for Fewer Than 30 Patients

Behavioral Health Slides from MACPAC’s April 2021 Public Meeting

NABH Highlights Residential Treatment as Critical Service for Youth in New White Paper

NABH Releases Residential Treatment: A Vital Component of the Behavioral Healthcare Continuum

Joint Letter to OSHA on Inpatient Psych Regulatory Actions

CMS Proposes 2.1% Payment Increase to Per-Diem Base Rate for IPFs in FY 2022

U.S. Labor Department Issues Guidance on Parity Compliance

Biden Administration Releases Drug-Policy Priorities for Year One

Bipartisan Policy Center Report Seeks to Bring Mental Healthcare & Addiction Treatment into the 21st Century

Healthcare Coalition Letter: Medicare Sequester Moratorium

NABH, National Council, and NASMHPD Urge CDC to Include Persons with Mental Illness and SUD in First Phase of Covid Vaccinations

NABH Signs MHLG Support Letter for the TREAT Act

Changes to Medicare Coverage for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Services

HHS Announces Delay in Provider Relief Fund Reporting Deadline and Revisions to ‘Lost Revenue’ Definition

NABH Letter to Biden-Harris Transition Team

CMS Expands Medicare Telehealth Coverage for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services