Federal Funding Law Introduces New Compliance Challenges in Telehealth, Mental Health, Medicaid

  • Jan 13, 2023

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (2023 CAA) — the latest edition of the annual bill that funds the federal government — includes notable new policies that will touch on telehealth, behavioral health and Medicaid enrollment, among other areas. According to policy experts, because of the law, health plans have a great deal of new compliance requirements to manage in plan year 2023 and beyond. 

    Congress discussed notable reforms to telehealth and mental health care over the course of 2022, and the 2023 CAA includes permanent changes to the latter — and temporary extensions of pandemic-era policies for the former. Meanwhile, the law sets out requirements for states and managed care organizations disenrolling Medicaid members as part of the return of Medicaid eligibility redeterminations.  

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  • Peter Johnson

    Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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