Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) continues to expand mental health resources for members, as spending on mental health services totaled over $1 billion in 2022.
Since the start of...
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced three initiatives to increase access to school-based mental health services for children with Medicaid.
“We are taking bold actions to strengthen...
The Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has granted $400,000 to a nonprofit organization in Fresno County, California, to help improve maternal health outcomes and reduce pre-term births among women who have...
Medicare Advantage provider directories are inaccurate, hindering beneficiaries’ access to mental healthcare, according to a secret shopper survey conducted by the Senate Finance Committee.
When...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved a state plan amendment (SPA) in Illinois to expand school-based health services for children with Medicaid.
The SPA will allow...
Blue Shield of California has expanded access to mental healthcare resources by connecting members to an online platform that offers personalized well-being assessments and information.
The platform,...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped boost health insurance coverage for individuals with schizophrenia, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Between 0.25 percent and...
Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care have partnered with a connected healthcare delivery platform to improve access to LGBTQ+ care for commercial health plan members.
The collaboration...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has expanded access to specialty behavioral healthcare for Medicaid and...
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many employers expanded their mental health benefits to improve employee wellness. However, research has indicated that more mental health benefits do not necessarily equate to a robust...
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan have partnered with a digital care concierge service to provide commercial members with personalized caregiver support.
The two health plans announced...
Aetna’s Medicaid plan in West Virginia has granted $9.3 million to 10 community-based organizations to support behavioral health and social care needs for children in foster care.
The funding...
Having one or more outpatient behavioral health treatment (OPBHT) visits was associated with lower healthcare costs among patients with newly diagnosed behavioral health conditions, a JAMA Network Open...
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) is providing community-based organizations with nearly $8 million in grants to help improve behavioral healthcare access and quality for underserved...
Mental healthcare services utilization and network size have grown significantly since 2019 among Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) members, according to data from Blue...
Medicare Advantage plans may better equipped to provide behavioral healthcare services to Medicare beneficiaries than fee-for-service Medicare, a Better Medicare Alliance report found.
The research...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) introduced prescription drug benefits and mental healthcare benefits to its preferred provider organization (PPO) and health maintenance...
Aetna Better Health of Kentucky announced it will put $380,000 toward a mental health training program for providers to help them support members with adverse childhood events and...
CVS Health is making progress toward its behavioral health goal of decreasing the suicide rate among Aetna members by 20 percent by 2025, but progress among adolescent members is lagging, the...
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has approved a proposal from Oregon’s Medicaid program, Oregon Health Plan, to cover community-based substance abuse and mental healthcare...
