Behavioral Health Business September 23, 2021
Kyle Coward

Much of the nation’s behavioral health care has gone virtual since the beginning of the pandemic. And while it has been a convenient way to ensure that care goes uninterrupted, there is still room for improvement for states to strengthen their telehealth capacities for Medicaid enrollees.

That was what the Office of Inspector General (OIG) asserted in two new reports, which assessed states where telebehavioral health services are administered to residents receiving Medicaid.

The reports were part of a four-part set that OIG released earlier this week, with one report investigating problems that states have encountered while providing telehealth services to Medicaid enrollees. Conversely, a second report focused on opportunities for strengthening the evaluation and oversight of remote care.

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