Behavioral Health Business November 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new rules aimed at expanding access to behavioral health for Medicare beneficiaries.
On Tuesday, CMS announced it finalized rules that allow for greater flexibility in billing and supervising certain types of providers as well as permanently covering some telehealth services provided in Medicare beneficiaries’ homes.
They appear to largely be in line with the proposed rules released by the federal health care regulator. CMS released the proposed rules for the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule and the 2023 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System in July.
All in all, these rules are meant to realize the Biden administration’s unity agenda and the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s Roadmap to Behavioral Health Integration.
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