by Joe Ivie | Jan 20, 2026 | Behavioral Health, Billing
Why Arizona Behavioral Health Billing Is Different (and Why It Matters) If you’ve billed behavioral health in multiple states, Arizona will eventually surprise you. The rules look familiar, but they don’t behave the same way once claims start moving. Behavioral health... 
by Will Paulick | Jan 6, 2026 | Behavioral Health, Billing
When Billing Problems Become a Client-Care Problem On paper, things look good. Your census is strong.Demand is there.Phones are ringing. And yet… intake feels harder than it should. Admissions stall. Authorizations drag. Families hesitate. Some clients disappear... 
by Joe Ivie | Dec 22, 2025 | Billing
CPT 2026 Is Coming: Why It Matters for Behavioral Health Facilities January 1, 2026 will arrive whether your billing system is ready or not. Every year brings CPT updates. But this one is different. The 2026 CPT code set introduces hundreds of changes. New codes,... 
by Joe Ivie | Dec 9, 2025 | Billing
The Census Cash Flow Gap No One Warns You About New Mexico behavioral health facilities are seeing record demand, but the revenue isn’t matching the volume. If you’re running a program in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, or anywhere in the rural counties, you’ve... 
by Joe Ivie | Nov 25, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Billing
The Hidden Financial Strain Behind Behavioral Health RCM in Denver More clients shouldn’t mean more financial stress, but for many Denver behavioral health facilities, that’s exactly what’s happening. You’re seeing rising demand across every level of care, from... 
by Joe Ivie | Nov 11, 2025 | Billing
Understanding Per Diem Billing for Behavioral Health Facilities Per diem billing sounds easy enough: one code per day, one payment, done. But if you’ve ever billed for residential, detox, or PHP/IOP services, you know better. Every payer has their own rulebook, and... 
by Joe Ivie | Oct 30, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Billing
How to Find the Right Behavioral Health Billing Partner (and Avoid Costly Mistakes) Your billing company promised fewer headaches and faster payments. Instead, you got more denials, longer delays, and radio silence. It’s a story we hear all too often from behavioral... 
by Joe Ivie | Oct 15, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Billing
When the Care is Right, but the Claim Still Gets Denied You did everything right.Your team provided care, documented sessions, authorized care, and submitted the claim, only to get that dreaded notice: Denied. Sometimes it’s a missing modifier. Other times, it’s a... 
by Joe Ivie | Oct 1, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Billing
When Small Billing Errors Turn Into Big Problems You don’t notice it right away. A denied claim here, a missing authorization there. At first, it feels like just another part of running a mental health practice. But over time, those “small” billing errors snowball... 
by Will Paulick | Sep 15, 2025 | Billing
Medicaid Billing for Colorado Therapists: 5 Tips to Reduce Denials and Get Paid Faster What’s more exhausting: pouring your energy into a full day of client sessions… or opening your billing portal the next morning to see “Claim Denied” stamped across half your... 
