RevCycle Intelligence January 18, 2024
CMS announced an 8-year Medicaid payment model that will incent behavioral health integration for people with Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS has announced a new Medicaid payment model that will incent care coordination across physical, behavioral, and social providers to improve the quality of care Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receive. The model, called the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, is part of the Biden Administration’s new HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration and will be tested by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
The eight-year IBH Model seeks to improve the quality of care and behavioral and physical outcomes for Medicaid and Medicare populations with moderate to severe mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUDs). The voluntary, state-based...