NJ - NJ Psychiatric Association

Document ID: CMS-2011-0062-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Received Date: May 27 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: June 2 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: May 6 2011, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: July 5 2011, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80e33d9b
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Medicaid Program: Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services

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In New Jersey, Medicaid rates are so low that patients are often unable to access medical services. As a community psychiatrist, I am concerned about the closure of hospitals and their psychiatric beds due to insufficient funds, and the lack of both psychiatric and medical services in the community. The Medicaid fee for an outpatient psychiatry visit has not changed in over 20 years; for a clinic, it is only $9.00. We cannot maintain services at this rate. Thank you. Linda G. Gochfeld, MD