by Ethan Webb | Jul 6, 2026 | Regulation
Offshore billing and consumer AI are reshaping behavioral health revenue cycle work, and experts warn ungoverned tools can expose substance use disorder patient records. Key TakeawaysBehavioral health’s billing chain outruns its oversight: claims routinely leave the...
by Ethan Webb | Jul 3, 2026 | Regulation
The 2024 overhaul of 42 CFR Part 2 took effect in February 2026, easing SUD record sharing for care coordination while adding HIPAA-style penalties and breach rules. Key Takeaways A decades-old privacy regime has been modernized: The 2024 final rule overhauling 42 CFR...
by Ethan Webb | Jun 18, 2026 | Regulation
Overdose deaths are falling and integration rules are finally modernized, but Medicaid cuts and a SAMHSA overhaul threaten the financing that makes integration work. Key Takeaways The legal scaffolding for integration was rebuilt in three years. Between 2023 and 2026,...
by Ethan Webb | Jun 6, 2026 | Regulation
CMS’s interim final rule on Medicaid work requirements ties the serious mental illness and substance use disorder exemptions to a medically frail test built around the ability to work, and bars states from exempting people by diagnosis alone. Key Takeaways The...