Behavioral Health Business February 27, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released a new guidance to State Medicaid Directors, opening the door to a larger pool of providers to offer care to beneficiaries and adding a new nurse advice line.
As part of the guidance, a new group of behavioral health providers, including master’s level social workers, marriage and family therapists and other master’s level behavioral health clinicians, will be eligible for enhanced Medicaid dollars.
The new guidance also allows federal funds to be used for nurse advice lines to support Medicaid beneficiaries. Patients can access the advice line to seek information about non-emergent care conditions, including behavioral health issues. CMS pitches this line as a way to help improve workforce capacity.
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