Tag: Behavioral Health

Combatting Medicaid Fraud: Insights from Recent Oversight Meeting

Explore insights from the recent Medicaid Oversight Board meeting on fraud prevention, regulatory compliance, and efforts to safeguard the insurance sector.

LEAD Initiative: Transforming Healthcare Access and Value-Based Care

Discover how the LEAD initiative is enhancing healthcare access and outcomes, especially for rural practices, through value-based care and collaboration.

UnitedHealthcare Extends Telehealth Services Under Medicare Advantage Plan

Discover how UnitedHealthcare is enhancing telehealth services under Medicare Advantage through 2026, adapting to new regulatory requirements.

Navigating Medicare Advantage: Key Trends and Challenges for Insurers

Explore the evolving landscape of Medicare Advantage. Key trends, regulatory challenges, and strategies insurers must adopt for success.

Expiring ACA Subsidies Threaten Behavioral Health Access and Strain Emergency Care

Expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies at end of 2025 is expected to increase premiums for millions, impacting behavioral health coverage and emergency department utilization. Health systems explore telepsychiatry and partnerships to address growing care gaps.

Illinois Behavioral Health Insurance Bill Sets Clearer Therapist Reimbursement Standards

Illinois passes a behavioral health insurance bill setting clearer payment standards to improve therapist reimbursement and access under state-regulated plans starting 2027.

CMS 2026 Updates Expand Community Health Integration Provider Eligibility and Initiating Visits

CMS's 2026 Physician Fee Schedule rule expands eligible providers and initiating visits for Community Health Integration services, enhancing behavioral health integration and reimbursement pathways.

ILS and OPEN MINDS Partner to Enhance Care Coordination for Vulnerable Populations

Independent Living Systems and OPEN MINDS form a strategic partnership to improve care coordination and community-based supports for vulnerable populations in Medicare, Medicaid, and Dual-Eligible markets.

Georgia’s 2026 Insurance and Regulatory Laws Enhance Consumer Protections

Georgia's 2026 laws introduce increased homeowners insurance protections, health insurance digital service mandates, and shifts in behavioral health oversight impacting insurance compliance and consumer protections.

Georgia 2026 Laws Update: Insurance Affordability, Tax Cuts, and Regulatory Changes

Explore Georgia's key 2026 legislative changes impacting insurance affordability, state income tax reductions, consumer protections, teledentistry, property regulations, and more.