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New Mexico comes to agreement with five BH organizations in fraud aftermath
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32159
Subject(s) - medicaid , settlement (finance) , state (computer science) , plan (archaeology) , service provider , service (business) , business , political science , geography , health care , law , finance , archaeology , marketing , computer science , algorithm , payment
New Mexico officials announced this month a settlement agreement with five behavioral health providers following Medicaid fraud allegations six years ago that practically decimated the state's behavioral health system. Altogether, 15 New Mexico providers experienced service disruptions, layoffs and closures. Now officials say they plan to focus on building a new behavioral network.