News

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Access CEO Updates

Letters

MHLG Supports the Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018

Letters

NABH Supports Nutrition Care Act

Alerts

White House Proposes Changes IMD Exclusion in 2021 Budget

The White House on Monday released a $4.8 trillion budget for 2021 that would modify Medicaid’s Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion to provide states with flexibility to provide inpatient mental health services to beneficiaries with serious mental illness (SMI). The budget requests $94.5 billion for HHS, a 10-percent decrease from the 2020 enacted level. […]

Alerts

ONDCP Issues 2020 National Drug Control Strategy and Treatment Plan

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has issued its 2020 National Drug Control Strategy (Strategy) and accompanying National Treatment Plan (NTP) that includes action items for federal agencies and external stakeholders to increase access to care and close the addiction treatment gap. The Strategy is presented using the domains of prevention, treatment and […]

Alerts

CDC Reports U.S. Drug Overdose Death Rate Down, Opioid Overdose Death Rate Up in 2018

The age-adjusted rate of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2018 was 4.6% lower than the rate in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. New data from the National Vital Statistics System also show there were 67,367 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2018, 4.1% fewer than the 70,237 deaths […]

Letters

NABH Sends CMS Recommendations to Reduce Administrative Burden

Letters

NABH Supports Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

News Releases

NABH Comments on CMS’ New Survey and Certification Process for Psychiatric Hospitals

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday announced it has streamlined the process to survey the nation’s psychiatric hospitals to review for compliance with participation requirements in one comprehensive survey. Beginning in March, CMS will send psychiatric hospitals one survey to evaluate their compliance with both general hospital […]

Press

NABH Urges Oversight Hearings on Parity Following GAO Report

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A key finding in a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on government oversight of compliance with parity underscores the need for federal lawmakers to proactively investigate the work of employer-sponsored group plans and ensure they are complying with the landmark 2008 parity law. Late last week, GAO released a 67-page report that […]

Resources

CMS Releases Guidance on Coverage Transition for ‘Dual Eligibles’ Receiving OTP Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Informational Bulletin on Tuesday that provides guidance on coverage for Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible beneficiaries who receive opioid treatment program (OTP) services. Revisions to the Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2020) allow for a new OTP bundled payment benefit under Medicare, which replaces Medicaid as the […]

Press

Milliman Report Highlights Barriers to Accessing Behavioral Healthcare Services

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Milliman, Inc. about disparities between physical and behavioral healthcare for both in-network access and provider reimbursement rates underscores NABH’s position that unnecessary barriers continue to deny access to behavioral healthcare for patients who need it. The Bowman Family Foundation commissioned Milliman to produce Addiction and Mental Health vs. Physical Health: […]

Analysis

NABH Analysis: OTP Provisions in 2020 Physician Fee Schedule

OTP Provisions in 2020 Physician Fee Schedule CMS finalized provisions for the nation’s opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule regulation that the agency released on Nov. 1. This NABH Analysis provides a summary of those provisions, which provide for the treatment of opioid use disorders (OUDs) with new bundled service codes for […]

Issue Brief

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Releases Guidance on IMDs Providing Treatment to Medicaid Beneficiaries with At Least One SUD

CMS Releases Guidance on IMDs Providing Treatment to Medicaid Beneficiaries with At Least One SUD The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday released guidance to state Medicaid directors that clarifies how section 5052 of the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patient and Communities (SUPPORT) Act permits institutions […]

Letters

NPRM Part 2 Partnership Comments

Letters

NABH, MHA, and NAMI Letter to Congress on Citizens Commission on Human Rights

News Releases, Press

2020 Annual Meeting

March 16-18, 2020 Mandarin Oriental Washington, DC We invite you to use this annual opportunity to learn from, connect with, and influence the decision makers who determine the future of behavioral healthcare services in the United States. The 2020 Annual Meeting will feature sessions on a variety of issues affecting the U.S. behavioral healthcare industry, […]

News Releases, Press

Shawn Coughlin Named Next NABH President and CEO

Association’s Executive VP Succeeds Retiring NABH President and CEO Mark Covall WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) Board of Trustees has appointed Shawn Coughlin as its president and CEO beginning in January 2020. Coughlin succeeds Mark Covall, who is retiring after more than 35 years with the association and 24 years as its president […]

Letters

NABH Letter to CMS on OTPs

Letters

NABH Letter to CMS on OPPS 2020 Rule

Letters

MHLG Letter on Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act

Letters

NABH Letter to CMS on Reducing Administrative Burden

Letters

House of Representatives CHAMPVA Letter to VA

Issue Brief

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Proposes Slight Payment Increase for PHPs and CMHCs in 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a hospital-based partial hospitalization program (PHP) payment rate of $228.20 for 2020, up from the 2019 rate of $220.86, in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS/ASC) proposed rule the agency released on July 29. CMS also proposed an […]

Issue Brief

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Addresses OUD Treatment in OTPs and Office Settings in Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday issued a proposed rule for establishing a Medicare Part B benefit and payment bundles for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services in opioid treatment program (OTP) settings and new HCPCS codes and bundled rates for office-based treatment of OUD. OTP Bundled Payment The proposal implements […]

Letters

MHLG Letter of Support on Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

Alerts

NABH Alert: CMS Announces 1.5-percent Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities for 2020 in Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Medicare payment increase of 1.5 percent next year for inpatient psychiatric facilities in the final Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) rule the agency released today. Compared with the 2019 payment rate, the increase reflects a total increase of $65 million for Medicare-participating […]

Alerts

CMS Releases Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Memorandum

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 2 released Frequently Asked Questions on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and Psychiatric Hospitals, a six-page memo addressing common concerns psychiatric hospitals and hospital emergency departments have regarding compliance with EMTALA.

Letters

Support Letter: CREATE Act

Letters

Support Letter: BETTER Act

Letters

FY 2020 IPPS Rule Comments

Letters

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019 (Senate)

Letters

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019 (House)

Letters

Behavioral Health Information Technology Letter to CMS

Letters

Suicide Hotline Letter to FCC

Resources

PIC Mental Health Parity Compliance Act

Letters

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019

Resources

MACPAC RFI – IMD Regs

Letters

MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Senate)

Letters

MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (House)

Analysis

NABH Analysis: Telebehavioral Health in Medicare

Resources

Behavioral Health Update: May 7th, 2019

Resources

Shatterproof Rating System for Addiction Treatment Programs

Resources

NQF Quality Innovation: Measuring Quality of Care in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs

Resources

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk

Newsletters

CMS April 2019 Patients Over Paperwork Newsletter

Resources

GAO Report: Research on Healthcare Costs of Untreated Conditions is Limited

Resources

Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 Applauds House and Senate Bills

Resources

2019 NABH Annual Survey Link

Please take a moment to review the instructions for the 2019 NABH Annual Survey before completing it. Respondents will not be able to pause the survey and start again. Thank you for your time.

Resources

News

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

MEMBERS: KEEP UP ON THE LATEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE NEWS!

Covid-19 Task Force Letter to Congress

NABH-The Kennedy Forum Op-Ed

CMS Expects FY 2021 IPF Payments to Increase by 2.4%

HHS Announces $30 Billion in Covid-19 Relief Funding for Providers

Critical Behavioral Healthcare Recommendations During Covid-19

MHLG Letter to HHS and CMS on Medicare Telehealth

MHLG Telehealth State Coverage Letter 3/25/20 House and Senate

NABH Covid-19 Letter

CSOO Addiction Service Workforce Recommendations

MHLG Supports Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act

DEA Eases Regulations for Mobile Methadone

NABH 2020 Directory Features Essential Behavioral Healthcare Sources

A National Plan to Address Opioid Misuse

Kirsten Beronio Joins NABH as Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

MHLG Supports the Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018

NABH Supports Nutrition Care Act

White House Proposes Changes IMD Exclusion in 2021 Budget

ONDCP Issues 2020 National Drug Control Strategy and Treatment Plan

CDC Reports U.S. Drug Overdose Death Rate Down, Opioid Overdose Death Rate Up in 2018

NABH Sends CMS Recommendations to Reduce Administrative Burden

NABH Supports Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

NABH Comments on CMS’ New Survey and Certification Process for Psychiatric Hospitals

NABH Urges Oversight Hearings on Parity Following GAO Report

CMS Releases Guidance on Coverage Transition for ‘Dual Eligibles’ Receiving OTP Services

Milliman Report Highlights Barriers to Accessing Behavioral Healthcare Services

NABH Analysis: OTP Provisions in 2020 Physician Fee Schedule

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Releases Guidance on IMDs Providing Treatment to Medicaid Beneficiaries with At Least One SUD

NPRM Part 2 Partnership Comments

NABH, MHA, and NAMI Letter to Congress on Citizens Commission on Human Rights

2020 Annual Meeting

Shawn Coughlin Named Next NABH President and CEO

NABH Letter to CMS on OTPs

NABH Letter to CMS on OPPS 2020 Rule

MHLG Letter on Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act

NABH Letter to CMS on Reducing Administrative Burden

House of Representatives CHAMPVA Letter to VA

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Proposes Slight Payment Increase for PHPs and CMHCs in 2020

NABH Issue Brief: CMS Addresses OUD Treatment in OTPs and Office Settings in Proposed Rule

MHLG Letter of Support on Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

NABH Alert: CMS Announces 1.5-percent Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities for 2020 in Final Rule

CMS Releases Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Memorandum

Support Letter: CREATE Act

Support Letter: BETTER Act

FY 2020 IPPS Rule Comments

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019 (Senate)

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019 (House)

Behavioral Health Information Technology Letter to CMS

Suicide Hotline Letter to FCC

PIC Mental Health Parity Compliance Act

MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019

MACPAC RFI – IMD Regs

MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Senate)

MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (House)

NABH Analysis: Telebehavioral Health in Medicare

Behavioral Health Update: May 7th, 2019

Shatterproof Rating System for Addiction Treatment Programs

NQF Quality Innovation: Measuring Quality of Care in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention: Recommended Standard Care for People with Suicide Risk

CMS April 2019 Patients Over Paperwork Newsletter

GAO Report: Research on Healthcare Costs of Untreated Conditions is Limited

Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2 Applauds House and Senate Bills

2019 NABH Annual Survey Link

Vista Research Group Releases “The State of Addiction Treatment”