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Policy Hub, managed by Impact Health Policy Partners, is the only comprehensive database of Federal health policy developments, cataloged by over 200 healthcare topics and programs. Regulations, reimbursement, grants, ACA implementation, hearing summaries, CRS Reports, pending legislation – you get it all here, with comprehensive, expert analysis.
Agency Shares Guidance on New State Option to Add Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to State Medicaid Directors on adding a new state option for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) services that was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 (CAA, 2024). CCBHCs provide community-based substance use disorder treatment and mental health services to all, independent of ability to pay. Funding for… (Marceno, October 7, 2026) #Demonstration Programs, #Insurance Coverage, #Mental and Behavioral Health
Agency Examines Vertical Integration and Pharmacy Payments in Medicare Part D
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report examining how vertical integration among Medicare Part D plan sponsors, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and pharmacies affects prescription drug utilization, payments, and beneficiary costs. GAO analyzed 2023 Medicare Part D data for four large, vertically integrated plan sponsors and found that their owned pharmacies, which primarily dispensed prescriptions through mail order, accounted… (Eisen, October 5, 2026) #Medicare Part D



