ABH is re-launching our campaign to strengthen mental health centers.

The new state legislative session has begun.   Senate bill 981/House bill 1396  would increase reimbursement rates to mental health centers.  These bills were recently filed for the new legislative session.

These bills would require MassHealth to:

• Implement a 5% rate increase for all outpatient behavioral health services.
• Review rates every 2 years.
• Ensure mental health center rates are at least 20% above rates paid for comparable behavioral health services delivered in private practices.

The next step in our campaign is to garner co-sponsors to these bills.  We are asking for your help in this.

Please use the link below/template to email your state lawmakers and ask them to co-sponsor these bills.