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NABH Letter: Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund

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HHS Announces Relief Funding for Medicaid & CHIP Providers, Safety Net Hospitals

HHS said Tuesday it expects to distribute about $15 billion through the department’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to eligible providers who participate in state Medicaid and CHIP programs and have not received a payment from the Provider Relief Fund General Distribution. HRSA will also distribute about $10 billion from the Provider Relief Fund […]

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Regulatory Relief to Support Access to Behavioral Healthcare

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Covid-19 Task Force Letter to Congress

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NABH-The Kennedy Forum Op-Ed

In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced some hopeful news when it reported a slight uptick in U.S. life expectancy following years of decline largely due to historic rates of overdoses and suicides. Sadly, COVID-19 has the potential to reverse serious progress made in addressing our nation’s mental health and addiction crises […]

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CMS Expects FY 2021 IPF Payments to Increase by 2.4%

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 10 said it expects payments to inpatient psychiatric facilities to increase by 2.4% in fiscal year 2021, boosting the federal per diem base rate to $817.59 from $798.55. An announcement about CMS’ proposed inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (IPF-PPS) rule said the agency estimates […]

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

HHS announced on Friday it is distributing $30 billion immediately to healthcare providers fighting the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The funding is the first portion of the $100 billion allotted to hospitals and other providers as part of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations (CARES) Act that President Trump signed on March 27. The funding […]

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Critical Behavioral Healthcare Recommendations During Covid-19

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MHLG Letter to HHS and CMS on Medicare Telehealth

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

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NABH Covid-19 Letter

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CSOO Addiction Service Workforce Recommendations

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MHLG Supports Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act

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DEA Eases Regulations for Mobile Methadone

DEA Eases Regulations for Mobile Methadone The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Feb. 26 proposed a regulation that revises the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to permit narcotic treatment programs (NTPs)—opioid treatment programs, detoxification services that use methadone, and compounders— to operate mobile components, or mNTPs, without separate registrations. The rule also proposes requirements related to […]

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NABH 2020 Directory Features Essential Behavioral Healthcare Sources

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is pleased to share its online Membership Directory with the public for the first time. NABH’s Membership Directory is designed to help clinicians, hospital admissions staff, employee assistance directors, school counselors, policymakers, journalists, patient advocates, and families identify systems and facilities that provide essential behavioral healthcare services across the United […]

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A National Plan to Address Opioid Misuse

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Kirsten Beronio Joins NABH as Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kirsten Beronio has joined the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) as director of policy and regulatory affairs, effective Feb. 24. Kirsten Beronio comes to NABH with more than 20 years of experience developing mental health and substance use disorder policy in leadership positions she has held in the legislative and executive branches of […]

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

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NABH Supports Nutrition Care Act

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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NABH Sends CMS Recommendations to Reduce Administrative Burden

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NABH Supports Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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NPRM Part 2 Partnership Comments

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

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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, […]

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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 […]

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NABH Letter to CMS on OTPs

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NABH Letter to CMS on OPPS 2020 Rule

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MHLG Letter on Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act

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NABH Letter to CMS on Reducing Administrative Burden

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House of Representatives CHAMPVA Letter to VA

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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 […]

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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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.

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Support Letter: CREATE Act

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Support Letter: BETTER Act

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FY 2020 IPPS Rule Comments

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

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

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Behavioral Health Information Technology Letter to CMS

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Suicide Hotline Letter to FCC

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PIC Mental Health Parity Compliance Act

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MHLG Letter: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act of 2019

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MACPAC RFI – IMD Regs

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MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Senate)

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MHLG Letter: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (House)

NABH Analysis: Telebehavioral Health in Medicare

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Behavioral Health Update: May 7th, 2019

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Shatterproof Rating System for Addiction Treatment Programs

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

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

CMS April 2019 Patients Over Paperwork Newsletter

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

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