Resolve establishing a commission to encourage acceptance of insurance by outpatient mental health providers

This bill establishes a special commission in Massachusetts to study how to increase the number of outpatient mental health providers who accept commercial insurance and Medicaid. The commission will include government officials and representatives from various mental health organizations, insurance companies, and advocacy groups. Its main tasks are to analyze current barriers to insurance acceptance, such as reimbursement rates and administrative rules, and to explore whether making insurance acceptance a condition for licensure would help. Within one year, the commission must submit its findings and proposed laws or regulations to the state legislature.