What is the No Surprises Act?
The No Surprises Act (NSA) is part of the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) signed into law in 2020. The NSA includes patient billing protections effective January 1, 2022. There has been a lot of discussion around the No Surprises Act and how it will impact behavioral health facilities and medical practitioners. The goal of this post is to explain the No Surprises Act in an easily digestible fashion which will help you, the provider, understand its overall impact on your facility and your daily life.
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Behavioral Health Billing,
Behavioral Health,
Insurance Billing,
US Government,
Behavioral Health Facility,
Documentation,
Healthcare,
No Surprises Act
As we enter a new year and a new decade, keeping up with insurance policy changes is no longer just best practice, but essential to your business. Sadly, with each new year, insurance requirements continue to increase, and guidelines become more and more strict. To help you stay on top of the changes, we have compiled a list of the current exclusions and requirements we have seen increasing as we head into 2020. Also, at the end of this blog post you'll find a FREE PDF cheat sheet--a simplified list of these bullet points that you can refer to anytime!
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Topics:
Behavioral Health Billing,
Behavioral Health,
Insurance Billing,
Mental Health,
Community Mental Health,
Behavioral Health Professional,
Elevated Billing,
Community Substance Abuse Treatment
The value-based payment (VBP) model is indeed a real thing, and it is quickly becoming the standard for quality health care. In 2019 many payers are emphasizing VBP, and behavioral health providers will eventually be expected to make the transition as well.
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Topics:
Behavioral Health Billing,
Behavioral Health,
Insurance Billing,
Medicaid,
Mental Health,
US Government,
Community Mental Health,
Behavioral Health Professional,
Behavioral Health Facility,
Elevated Billing,
Community Substance Abuse Treatment,
Chemical Dependency,
Co-Occurring Disorders
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Topics:
Behavioral Health Billing,
Behavioral Health,
Insurance Billing,
Medicaid,
Mental Health,
Community Mental Health,
Behavioral Health Professional,
Behavioral Health Facility,
Elevated Billing,
Community Substance Abuse Treatment,
Chemical Dependency,
Co-Occurring Disorders
As recently reported in Modern Healthcare News the United States Department of Justice has initiated additional legal against the legality of the Affordable Care Act, more broadly known as "Obamacare". The federal agency called on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a District Court ruling invalidating the entire Obamacare law, saying it "is not urging that any portion of the district court's judgment be reversed."
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Topics:
Behavioral Health Billing,
Behavioral Health,
Insurance Billing,
US Government,
Elevated Billing
