The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed a series of important behavioral health proposals.
If the proposal is finalized, Intensive Outpatient Services may be furnished in hospital outpatient departments, Community Mental Health Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics, according to CMS.
Additionally, in its proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the agency pitched changes that would allow marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and mental health counselors (MHCs), including substance use disorder (SUD) counselors, to enroll in Medicare and bill for their services. Among its other key changes, the proposed fee schedule also included provisions that would let certain practitioners bill for integrated behavioral health services in primary care settings, Behavioral Health Business reports. Read more.
