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Among Medicaid Enrollees Ages 10 To 24 With Opioid Use Disorder, 61% Had One Or More Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders
November 6, 2025Among Medicaid enrollees ages 10 to 24 with opioid use disorder (OUD), 61% had one or more co-occurring non-substance-related mental health disorders, according to recent research. This includes 38% who had anxiety-related disorders, 27% who had depressive disorders, and 18%… -
Nearly Half Of Those Enrolled In New York’s I/DD Self-Direction Model Switched Care Managers More Than Once In The Past Two Years
November 6, 2025Of those enrolled in New York’s Self-Direction model for people with intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD), 44% reported switching care managers more than once in the past two years, according to a recent report by the New York State Office for People… -
Minnesota Medicaid Pauses Payments For 14 ‘High Risk’ Services, Including Behavioral Health & Personal Care
November 6, 2025Minnesota Medicaid paused payments for 14 ‘high-risk’ services, including behavioral health and personal care, according to a state announcement. Payments will be paused for up to 90 days during an audit to identify “suspicious billing activity and scrutinize the use… -
Utah Selects Site For 1,300-Bed Statewide Homeless Complex
November 6, 2025The Utah Office of Homeless Services and the Utah Homeless Services Board are moving forward with plans for a 1,300-bed, 15.85-acre, statewide homelessness services campus, according to a recent announcement. The campus will provide housing, supportive services, and mental health… -
California Hospitals Must Screen Uninsured & Underinsured For Financial Assistance Eligibility
November 6, 2025To assist those in need, hospitals in California must screen uninsured and underinsured consumers for financial assistance eligibility, including discounted or free care, beginning July 1, 2027. The requirement comes from Assembly Bill (AB) 1312, which was signed on October… -
Direct Care/Support Workers Report High Rates Of Financial Hardship
November 6, 2025Direct care/support workers reported higher rates of financial hardship than four other groups of health care professionals, according to a recent analysis of data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition to direct care/support workers, the analysis included data… -
Vermont, Utah & Minnesota Top-Ranked States For Medicare Performance
November 6, 2025Vermont, Utah, and Minnesota were the top-ranked states across Medicare performance indicators for 2025, based on a recent annual ranking by The Commonwealth Fund. Based on these same rankings, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky ranked lowest for Medicare performance. The rankings… -
52% Of I/DD Provider Organizations Considering Cuts To Programs If Workforce Challenges Don’t Subside
November 6, 2025A total of 52% of provider organizations that provide direct care services to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) were considering cuts to programs if workforce recruitment and retention challenges fail to subside, according to a recent survey report from ANCOR,… -
Nearly Half Of CCBHCs Offer 911 Police Co-Response Models
November 6, 2025Nearly half (48.5%) of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs) have a co-response arrangement with police in which the CCBHC sends a behavioral health professional to join a police or emergency medical services (EMS) team on 911 calls for behavioral… -
Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule For 2026 Includes Policies To Address Undervaluation Of Time-Intensive Services
November 6, 2025In the final Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) for 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies to address what it determined was undervaluation of time-intensive services such as primary care and behavioral health treatment, according to…
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