Understanding Billing Restrictions for Behavioral Health Providers

Balancing the disequilibrium between the demand for mental health and substance use disorder services and the supply of qualified behavioral health professionals compels an examination of the billing and reimbursement practices and payer policies impacting behavioral health service access. One strategy to enhance workforce capacity is to ensure that behavioral health professionals can receive reimbursement…

Scope of Practice Alignment for Paraprofessionals and Addiction Counselors

Paraprofessionals and other behavioral health technicians have been increasingly recognized for their key role in mitigating provider shortages and increasing behavioral health care access to underserved youth and minority populations. Therefore, it is important to understand the procedures, processes, and services these providers are authorized to provide, as outlined by a scope of practice (SOP)….

Use of Telehealth to Strengthen Workforce Capacity

Many Americans do not have access to adequate care for mental health and substance use conditions due to living in mental health professional shortage areas, cost of care, or other factors. Telehealth is seen as a promising strategy for reducing costs and increasing access to care for patients. This report describes a study that utilized…

Behavioral Health Workforce Implementation Challenges Related to Medication Assisted Treatment

There is broad consensus that the ubiquity of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States constitutes an epidemic. Medication assisted treatment (MAT), which utilizes medications alongside psychosocial treatments and services has been shown to be highly effective for treating OUD, but implementation is low. This report describes a study that utilized geospatial analysis to…

Behavioral Health Workforce Changes and the Affordable Care Act

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides assistance to provider organizations in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in the form of loan repayments to providers who agree to work at eligible sites. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) invested $234 million in the NHSC, allowing them to provide support to over 14,000 providers. This report describes…

Behavioral Health Services in School-Based Settings

As behavioral health issues largely manifest during school age, providing support for youth in a school setting allows for a greater chance of behavioral health care usage for them where they spend much of their time. This descriptive study expands on the information collected in the 2013–2014 School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) national census of school-based…

Behavioral Health Services in School-Based Settings

As behavioral health issues largely manifest during school age, providing support for youth in a school setting allows for a greater chance of behavioral health care usage for them where they spend much of their time. This descriptive study expands on the information collected in the 2013–2014 School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) national census of school-based…

Behavioral Health Workforce Changes and the Affordable Care Act

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) provides assistance to provider organizations in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in the form of loan repayments to providers who agree to work at eligible sites. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) invested $234 million in the NHSC, allowing them to provide support to over 14,000 providers. This report describes…

Use of Telehealth to Strengthen Workforce Capacity

Many Americans do not have access to adequate care for mental health and substance use conditions due to living in mental health professional shortage areas, cost of care, or other factors. Telehealth is seen as a promising strategy for reducing costs and increasing access to care for patients. This report describes a study that utilized…

Behavioral Health Workforce Implementation Challenges Related to Medication Assisted Treatment

There is broad consensus that the ubiquity of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States constitutes an epidemic. Medication assisted treatment (MAT), which utilizes medications alongside psychosocial treatments and services has been shown to be highly effective for treating OUD, but implementation is low. This report describes a study that utilized geospatial analysis to…

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