Medicare & Behavioral Health Integration – The Emerging Opportunity In These New Codes

Just a few weeks ago, we covered the news that Medicare will begin paying for behavioral health services that are integrated into primary care settings on January 1, Medicare To Reimburse For Integrated Behavioral Health Services In 2017. Our coverage included the new codes, but it wasn’t quite clear which professionals could participate in the new program.

An article appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine this week, Medicare Payment for Behavioral Health Integration, provided a little more clarity. The four codes allow for payment of integrated services, three of which are specifically directed at psychiatric collaborative care . . .