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Rates of Medicaid Reimbursement for Psychotherapy and the Relationship to Licensed Clinician Behavioral Health Clinician Supply

Published: 2024-09-01
Updated: 2024-09-24

Project Description

Low reimbursement rates for Medicaid services are identified as one reason for low behavioral health workforce participation. This study will identify trends in reimbursement rates for licensed behavioral health clinicians and evaluate the association between reimbursement rates and the supply of the behavioral health workforce.

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Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB# 7590

725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590

BHWorkforce@unc.edu

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This project is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U81HP46529‐01‐01 Cooperative Agreement for a Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies for $1,121,875. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by SAMHSA, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.