This study supports the use telemental health to increase access for all patients, including those from under-represented, lower socioeconomic status backgrounds.
Topic
behavioral health
NJSPL – Behavioral Health Reimbursement and Unmet Mental Health Needs in NJ
Today’s NJSPL blog examines why only 42.2% of physicians in NJ accept new Medicaid patients (the national average is 74%) and why Medicaid reimburses ~50% of the amount that Medicare does for the same service.