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This National Academies committee will examine the current challenges accessing behavioral health care services due to limited behavioral health practitioner participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace insurance programs. The committee will consider current perceptions and administrative processes that hinder practitioner participation, as well as the infrastructure requirements needed for accessible and quality behavioral health integration. The report will provide recommendations and innovative strategies to increase behavioral health workforce participation in these programs.
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Expanding Behavioral Health Care Workforce Participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Plans
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About 20 percent of all Americans live with a behavioral health condition, but only half of this population receives treatment - with direct consequences that include poor physical health outcomes, increased health care costs, and reduced quality of life and life span. Barriers to obtaining behavior...
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