Exploring the Rise of Medicaid Payment Suspensions Targeting Behavioral Health Providers

Medicaid payment suspensions are one of the most powerful tools the government has in the health care enforcement space, and the current administration has taken a robust approach to their use. Sarah Hall, Partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, speaks with Clifford Barnes, Managing Partner, Clifford E. Barnes Esq. & Associates LLC, and Tom Barnard, Shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, about the rise of Medicaid payment suspensions targeting behavioral health providers in Washington, DC.  They discuss the mechanics of a Medicaid payment suspension, the specific trends they have recently seen regarding DC Medicaid, and what Medicaid providers can do to prevent suspension.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-qoKEEiMeQEssential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.