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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Recovery Centers of America
Recovery Centers of America Addresses Relapse in New Treatment Program The risk of relapse is the nemesis of anyone in recovery from drugs and alcohol. Unfortunately, around half of those who receive treatment will use drugs and alcohol again. The National Institute…
