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At Community Alliance, people come for mental health help every day, and advocates said proposed changes could affect what services were covered. Community leaders and advocates met there on Monday to raise concerns about proposed changes to Nebraska’s Medicaid and behavioral health service definitions.Those leaders said they were concerned the proposals could create confusion for patients and providers and disrupt care. Aileen Brady, CEO of Community Alliance, said, “We do not want to create panic, we do not want to create instability.”The concerns centered on how behavioral health services were defined and paid for under Medicaid. Nicki Behmer Popp, Executive Director of the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations, said, “Service definitions are foundational,” adding, “They really are the playbook for how behavioral health care is defined in Nebraska.”Behmer Popp said the definitions helped determine how support was reimbursed, what services were offered, and who qualified for care. Advocates urged state leaders to review public feedback and work with providers and communities before implementing any changes.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
At Community Alliance, people come for mental health help every day, and advocates said proposed changes could affect what services were covered.
Community leaders and advocates met there on Monday to raise concerns about proposed changes to Nebraska’s Medicaid and behavioral health service definitions.
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Those leaders said they were concerned the proposals could create confusion for patients and providers and disrupt care. Aileen Brady, CEO of Community Alliance, said, “We do not want to create panic, we do not want to create instability.”
The concerns centered on how behavioral health services were defined and paid for under Medicaid.
Nicki Behmer Popp, Executive Director of the Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations, said, “Service definitions are foundational,” adding, “They really are the playbook for how behavioral health care is defined in Nebraska.”
Behmer Popp said the definitions helped determine how support was reimbursed, what services were offered, and who qualified for care.
Advocates urged state leaders to review public feedback and work with providers and communities before implementing any changes.
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