The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hopes to see the flexibility state Medicaid programs have enacted in telehealth — especially within behavioral health — become permanent, reports Behavioral Health Business.
Daniel Tsai, the deputy administrator and director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS), a division of CMS, said that one of the silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic is the pressure for the routine adoption of telehealth, especially in “ critical pieces like behavioral health and other areas.” Read more.
