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Ensuring access to mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services could not be more urgent or important than at this time. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that symptoms of anxiety disorder were approximately three times higher and prevalence of depression about four times higher among adults during the second quarter of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.
Meanwhile, overdoses have spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 40 states reporting increased opioid-related deaths, and an overall increase in overdoses of 18% between May of 2019 and 2020. At the same time, suicide rates have continued to rise, up 35% between 1999 and 2018, with early indications of additional increases in suicides more recently.
Our Covid-19 webpage is designed to help NABH members access important and applicable resources as they navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Removing Barriers to Care
Congress should eliminate outdated federal rules blocking access to cost-effective treatments.
Combating the SUD Crisis
Congress should increase access to substance use disorder treatment.
Expanding the Behavioral Health Workforce
Congress should expand the mental health and substance use disorder workforce.
CEO Update
CEO Update 204
CMS Requests Comments to Strengthen Medicare Advantage On Monday, July 28, 2022, CMS published a request for information on Medicare Advantage to strengthen the program in ways that better align with the Vision for Medicare and the CMS Strategic Pillars. Comments are requested on advancing health equity, strengthening beneficiary access (including telehealth, network adequacy, and prior ...Read moreCEO Update 203
Final 2023 IPF-PPS Rule Calls for 2.5% Payment Increase to IPFs in 2023 In a final rule released Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said total estimated payments to inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) are estimated to increase by 2.5%, or $90 million, in fiscal year 2023 relative to IPF payments in 2022. This ...Read moreCEO Update 202
ONDCP Director Identifies Gaps and Proposes Better System for Tracking Nonfatal Overdoses In a recent JAMA commentary, the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said the lack of real-time data for both fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses in the United States undermines the ability to respond accountably and restricts the ...Read moreCEO Update 200
CMS Proposes to Modernize Coverage for Behavioral Health Services in 2023 Physician Fee Schedule Rule The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday proposed new policies to update coverage for behavioral health services in the agency’s physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2023. In the rule, CMS proposes to address the behavioral healthcare workforce shortage ...Read more
The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, are the people on the front lines of this fight…
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden
Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
