CMS Sanctions Mental Health Facility In Vermont

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates The Brattleboro Retreat, Vermont's largest psychiatric facility, is in trouble with the federal government again, and state mental health officials are preparing for the worst. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says it plans to terminate payment for Medicare services on Aug. 15 because the retreat is not providing adequate care for patients. It is the fourth time in 18 months that the hospital has violated federal standards. Retreat officials are scrambling to submit a plan of correction to the federal agency by today (the hospital was granted an extension to . . .