Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings

July 22, 2008 In 2005-2006, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), with guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), sponsored a study to identify the barriers to reimbursement of mental health services provided in primary care settings. This study was divided into two main efforts to better understand the payment policies and practices that may prohibit or discourage the provision of mental health services in primary care settings.This report, by Danna Mauch, Ph.D., Cori Kautz, M.A., Shelagh Smith, M.P.H., incorporates . . .