Healthcare Innovation February 9, 2024
State is 15th to win CMS approval to provide Medicaid services through mobile crisis teams by connecting individuals in crisis to a behavioral health provider 24 hours per day, 365 days a year
New Mexico is the latest state to get approval from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide community-based mobile crisis intervention teams. With this approval, the state will be able to provide Medicaid services through mobile crisis teams by connecting eligible individuals in crisis to a behavioral health provider 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.
CMS noted that providing fast, appropriate care to someone in crisis saves lives while reducing the need for costly inpatient services later. New Mexico’s new mobile crisis...
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