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Practice Alert: Proposed CMS Reimbursement for LMFTs, LPCs, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers & Others

Telebehavioral Health Institute

See Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement: Act Introduced to Allow Counselors to be Reimbursed by Medicare and the heated discussion inspired in this TBHI Blog. Medicare plays a critical role in implementing these new behavioral health proposals, with almost $1 trillion in claims and providing benefits to more than 63 million Americans.

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2023 Preview of Telemental Health Laws & Behavioral Telehealth Regulations

Telebehavioral Health Institute

After continuing COVID-related telemental health laws and behavioral telehealth regulations in 2022, many key issues for 2023 are already decided. Key Medicare Behavioral Telehealth Regulations. Five new permanent telehealth codes have been approved for prolonged E/M services and chronic pain management.

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White House Aims To Cut Opioid Prescriptions 33% by 2022

BHM Healthcare Solutions

Editor’s Note: Increasing costs for prescriptions is creating a long-term financial impact on Medicare Part D and its beneficiaries. The report outlines nine goals the White House hopes to accomplish by 2022 as part of a larger effort to address America’s opioid crisis. Four things to know: 1.