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Board approves modest rate increase and new provider types for county behavioral health services
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved two resolutions updating Marin County Behavioral Health Plan service rates with a 3.09% increase tied to the CMS Home Health Market Basket Index and added new provider types including community health workers and substance use counselors.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved two resolutions updating the county's schedule of charges for county-operated mental health and substance use services, including a modest 3.09% rate increase and recognition of new eligible provider types.
Todd Shermer, director of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, told the board the rate update is an annual requirement and that the new rates align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Home Health Agency Market Basket Index and the California…
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