CMS Finalizes 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Provisions To Strengthen Access To Behavioral Health Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and adopted a slate of changes intended to expand access to behavioral health services and “whole person” care. The final rule updates physician payment rates for calendar year 2023. It incorporates provisions to expand coverage of cancer screening and dental services, and includes provisions to promote innovation and coordination by Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Coverage for behavioral health services and opioid addiction treatment to support whole person care

CMS finalized its proposal to allow licensed professional counselors to deliver services under general, rather than . . .