Starting on July 1, 2019 commercial insurance plans in Massachusetts must cover certain outpatient and intermediate care behavioral health services for children when medically necessary. What are outpatient and intermediate care behavioral health services? Outpatient behavioral health services are services delivered in a community-based setting, like a clinic, school, or home, that help diagnose or…
The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that Pembroke Hospital should not have arranged for a mentally ill patient who had nowhere else to go to be confined against his will after a judge ordered the patient’s release. Read the full story at Mass Live.
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In a scathing decision released Tuesday, a federal judge in Northern California ruled that a unit of UnitedHealth Group, the giant health insurer, had created internal policies aimed at effectively discriminating against patients with mental health and substance abuse disorders to save money. U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero found that United Behavioral Health,…
Massachusetts health officials are significantly expanding addiction treatment, adding nearly 400 long-term recovery beds devoted to people who suffer from both addiction and mental illness. The recent move aims to address a major failing of the current system: Addiction programs typically lack the expertise to also treat the depression, anxiety, and trauma that often underlie…
