Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health services for individuals under 21.

New York Assembly Bill A08600 increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services provided to individuals under the age of twenty-one. It mandates a rate increase of at least 35% for outpatient behavioral health clinic services starting April 1, 2026. The bill also allows the use of funds in the healthcare stability fund for these rate increases. The commissioner must submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by October 1, 2025.

Increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health services for individuals under 21.

New York Assembly Bill A08600 increases Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services provided to individuals under the age of twenty-one. It mandates a rate increase of at least 35% for outpatient behavioral health clinic services starting April 1, 2026. The bill also allows the use of funds in the healthcare stability fund for these rate increases. The commissioner must submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by October 1, 2025.