Many Medicare Advantage & Medicaid Managed Care Plans Have Limited Behavioral Health Provider Networks & Inactive Providers

The report was released on October 3, 2025, by the Office of the Inspector General for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The OIG analyzed behavioral health provider organization networks of four Medicare Advantage and two Medicaid managed care plans from 10 selected counties, for a total of 60 plans (40 Medicare Advantage and 20 Medicaid). The OIG said the plans were selected from a diverse group of five urban and five rural counties from five states that are geographically dispersed. The review focused on the accuracy of the network listings and the network participation of psychiatrists . . .