Healthcare Finance News January 22, 2024
Participants will be given payments to support health IT capacity and infrastructure improvements.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a new model to test approaches for addressing behavioral and physical health, as well as social needs, for people with Medicaid and Medicare.
The model will launch in the fall 2024 and is anticipated to operate for eight years in up to eight states. CMS is expected to release a Notice of Funding Opportunity this spring.
Practice participants in the Integration for Behavioral Health Model will be community-based behavioral health organizations and providers, including Community Mental Health Centers, public or private practices, opioid treatment programs, and safety net providers where individuals can receive outpatient mental health...