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Committee backs Medicaid reimbursement for clubhouse mental-health programs, citing reduced hospitalizations
Summary
A3770 and companion S2606 were released after witnesses from Shore House and other clubhouses described the model as nonclinical psychosocial rehabilitation that reduces rehospitalizations; committee amendments clarify Medicaid coverage will not preclude prescribed clinical services.
The Assembly committee on Aging, Health and Human Services on May 7 released A3770, a bill that requires Medicaid reimbursement for mental-health rehabilitation services provided through accredited clubhouse programs, with committee amendments clarifying that clubhouse reimbursement will not preclude coverage of clinical services prescribed in conjunction with clubhouse participation.
Supporters including Shore House representatives described the clubhouse model as a nonclinical, member-run psychosocial rehabilitation…
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