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Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health: Existing Standards and Considerations for Designing Standards

Description
Summarizes findings from a technical expert panel and an environmental scan to examine federal and state network adequacy standards for behavioral health across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, and commercial insurance. Presents considerations and principles for designing, monitoring, and enforcing additional behavioral health network adequacy standards.
Author(s)
Katharine Bradley, Allison Wishon, Alexandra C. Donnelly, Amanda Lechner
Date
11/2021
Type
Document
Organization
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Tagged as
Access · Behavioral health · Health insurance · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Medicare · Rural-urban differences

Organizations (1)

  • HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, view details