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NABH-The Kennedy Forum Op-Ed

In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced some hopeful news when it reported a slight uptick in U.S. life expectancy following years of decline largely due to historic rates of overdoses and suicides. Sadly, COVID-19 has the…

CMS Expects FY 2021 IPF Payments to Increase by 2.4%

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 10 said it expects payments to inpatient psychiatric facilities to increase by 2.4% in fiscal year 2021, boosting the federal per diem base rate to $817.59 from $798.55. An announcement…

HHS Announces $30 Billion in Covid-19 Relief Funding for Providers

HHS announced on Friday it is distributing $30 billion immediately to healthcare providers fighting the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The funding is the first portion of the $100 billion allotted to hospitals and other providers as part of the Coronavirus Preparedness…

Critical Behavioral Healthcare Recommendations During Covid-19

MHLG Letter to HHS and CMS on Medicare Telehealth

MHLG Telehealth State Coverage Letter 3/25/20 House and Senate

NABH Covid-19 Letter

CSOO Addiction Service Workforce Recommendations

MHLG Supports Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act

DEA Eases Regulations for Mobile Methadone

DEA Eases Regulations for Mobile Methadone The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Feb. 26 proposed a regulation that revises the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to permit narcotic treatment programs (NTPs)—opioid treatment programs, detoxification services that use methadone, and compounders— to…

NABH 2020 Directory Features Essential Behavioral Healthcare Sources

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) is pleased to share its online Membership Directory with the public for the first time. NABH’s Membership Directory is designed to help clinicians, hospital admissions staff, employee assistance directors, school counselors, policymakers, journalists, patient…

A National Plan to Address Opioid Misuse

Kirsten Beronio Joins NABH as Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kirsten Beronio has joined the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) as director of policy and regulatory affairs, effective Feb. 24. Kirsten Beronio comes to NABH with more than 20 years of experience developing mental health and substance use…

MHLG Supports the Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018