The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new proposal that would require health plans offered through the federal and state-based marketplaces to cover mental health facilities and substance use disorder treatment centers. The new proposal, announced Monday, would make these two types of facilities essential community providers (ECPs). It would also extend the current overall 35% provider participation threshold to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and family planning providers (FPPs).
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2022/12/12/cms-to-mandate-marketplace-plans-cover-mental-health-facilities-sud-treatment-centers