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Behavioral health care staff should take note as monkeypox declared PHE

Clinicians and other behavioral healthcare staff should take appropriate action now that the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States has been declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE), according to INFINITY consultants. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially declared the PHE on Thursday, Aug. 4. Read the PHE…

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How effective is your compliance program?

With payment–related audits on the rise, here are some compliance priorities Has your behavioral health program been targeted for a payment-related Medicare or Medicaid audit? Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) contractors are ramping up the number of audits targeting post-acute care providers, including behavioral health, in response to a recent directive from the Office…

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Congress and Department of Labor Look to Strengthen Mental Health Parity

The Department of Labor recently took an important step forward for strengthening Mental Health Parity enforcement by filing suit, and quickly settling, a claim against United Healthcare because of its restrictive policies regarding out-of-network mental health services. In August, United paid over $15 million to settle claims that it violated Mental Health Parity due to…

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