Medical Billing Blogs

  Medicaid changes in 2022 repositioned behavioral health’s significance within the program — and the value of behavioral health to the business. Medicaid is the nation’s single largest payer of mental health services. Changes to the public health plan for vulnerable people may further alter the commercial landscape. Navigating Medicaid billing in the context of Community Behavioral Health is a complex and vital task. Medicaid, a partnership between the federal government and states, has increased its focus on behavioral health this year. Medicaid, for example, will pay a significant increase in the number of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs). The all-in-one behavioral health facilities were previously limited to a few states, but the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed in June, funded a countrywide expansion of CCBHCs. Since the epidemic, Medicaid enrollment has shot up by around 26%, reaching approximately 90 million adults and children. About 27% of the ...