Access to Behavioral Health
Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, our nation鈥檚 hospitals have paid a significant financial toll 鈥 and psychiatric hospitals are no exception.鈥
Burnout is not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has helped fuel this workplace phenomenon.
Package funds government through Sept. 30 and includes important provisions preventing Medicare cuts, extending telehealth and other flexibilities and improving behavioral health, among others
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dec. 14 released its proposed Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year (CY) 2024. The proposed rule would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and鈥
The caregiver experience is one that鈥檚 deeply personal and unique. Understanding how to support caregivers means hearing their stories, and better understanding their needs and challenges, so that collaboratively-developed programs at the community level can support them.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration proposed updating opioid treatment program standards and admission criteria to expand access to treatment.
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital developed a 鈥淐are for the Caregiver鈥 initiative using proven methods to help health care workers.
Children鈥檚 Hospital Colorado: addressing holiday stress & its impact on health care workers who are stretched with COVID-19, RSV & the flu.
The recently released AHA 2023 Environmental Scan provides a data and analysis snapshot of where the health care field has been and where it鈥檚 headed to help executives plot their path forward.
The Senate Finance Committee last week released draft legislation to improve mental health parity and access to behavioral health services in Medicare and Medicaid.