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CMS Announces 2.2% Payment Update and Scope-in-Practice Changes for 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will update the Medicare payment rate for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) by 2.2% in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, the agency announced in a final rule late Friday.…
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Help Maintain Coverage of Telehealth Expanded During Covid-19
NABH is requesting information from our members to show how expanded coverage of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped maintain and even improve access to behavioral healthcare. This information will help us advocate for continuation of this expanded coverage…
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Deadline to Apply for Medicaid / CHIP Provider Relief Extended to Aug. 3
Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced that it is extending the application deadline for Medicaid and CHIP Provider Relief Fund distribution from today July 20, 2020 to August 3, 2020. In June, HHS announced plans to distribute…
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HHS Announces Changes to Covid-19 Daily Data Reporting Process Effective July 15
HHS announced that as of Wednesday, July 15, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Covid-19 module will no longer be an option for hospitals to fulfill the agency’s request for daily data reporting on…
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SAMHSA Updates Confidentiality of Patient Records in Final Rule
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on Monday issued a final rule to update the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records known as 42 CFR part 2 (or “part 2”) regulations, further aligning the regulations with…
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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…
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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…
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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…
