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Committee hears SB646FN; CMHCs press insurers for coverage parity on community-based services
Summary
SB646FN was introduced to address reimbursement disputes between commercial carriers and community mental health centers; CMHCs and advocates urged parity for targeted case management and functional support services, while insurers and the insurance department recommended technical fixes and coding-based solutions under ongoing stakeholder talks.
Concord — Lawmakers reviewed SB646FN, a bill intended to address billing and reimbursement problems affecting community mental health centers (CMHCs) and their commercially insured clients.
Senator David Rochefort introduced the bill as a ‘‘blunt instrument’’ intended to bring payers and providers to the table after months of stakeholder meetings. He said some CMHCs are providing services for which commercial carriers do not reimburse at levels comparable to Medicaid, creating uncompensated-care pressure on centers that serve people with serious mental illness (SMI).
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