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From: POLITICO New York Whiteboard [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 2:02 PM
To: Toni Lasicki <[email protected]>
Subject: HHS selects New York for a two-year behavioral health program
By Josefa Velasquez
12/21/2016 01:59 PM EDT
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that New York and seven other states have been selected to participate in a two-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program.
The program will provide integrated services, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling and services related to “supporting employment goals,” medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse and integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders.
New York’s demonstration program has certified 13 clinics.
“New York and its community clinics have done an incredible job in paving the way for the demonstration program,” said Kana Enomoto, deputy assistant secretary for mental health and substance use. “We look forward to demonstrating that by balancing incentives and accountability, an enhanced level of accessible, comprehensive and quality care can be provided to all Americans.”
The state’s program, according to a release from HHS, will use a daily prospective payment system, meaning that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reimburse the participating CCBHCs at a fixed daily rate for services to those on Medicaid.