Massachusetts H989 mandates insurance coverage for coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment for serious mental illness and first.

Massachusetts H989 requires insurance coverage for coordinated specialty care services and assertive community treatment for individuals with serious mental illness and first episode psychosis. This includes coverage for treatment within 74 weeks of the first psychosis episode. The bill mandates that coverage not limit the number of visits and that payment be based on a bundled model rather than fee-for-service. It also requires the Division of Insurance to convene a working group to develop a coding solution for these bundled services.

Massachusetts H989 mandates insurance coverage for coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment for serious mental illness and first.

Massachusetts H989 requires insurance coverage for coordinated specialty care services and assertive community treatment for individuals with serious mental illness and first episode psychosis. This includes coverage for treatment within 74 weeks of the first psychosis episode. The bill mandates that coverage not limit the number of visits and that payment be based on a bundled model rather than fee-for-service. It also requires the Division of Insurance to convene a working group to develop a coding solution for these bundled services.