Discover which state Medicaid programs lead the nation in mental health support — and see if yours ranks in the top.

The 60-year-old Medicaid system, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, ensures that individuals have access to critical mental health and substance use treatment, along with ...

Mental health advocates worry it could be difficult for people with mental health conditions to prove they qualify for exemptions to work requirements.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Some mental health providers are pushing for Medicaid reform as they continue to struggle with the current healthcare system. The grassroots group plans to testify at the ...

States expanding Medicaid during January–April 2014 are defined as expansion states (see online appendix exhibit A1). 18 For prepregnancy mental health measures, we defined exposure to Medicaid ...

“The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is changing to a competitive procurement process for the ...

November 5, 2009 — Recent changes to Medicaid policy are forcing state mental health systems to be more accountable for the services they provide and are also empowering consumers to have a say ...

Barbara Vassis at her home in Longmont on Friday, Dec. 7, 2023. Vassis would like Medicaid to change a rule that prematurely discharges people with severe mental health issues from hospitals.

As Colorado broadly re-assesses its mental health system, a group of legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of ...

Arkansas to raise mental health Medicaid pay. Regulatory changes aimed at mitigating growing crisis. December 26, 2022 at 4:53 a.m. by Neal Earley ...

The 60-year-old Medicaid system, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, ensures that individuals have access to critical mental health and substance use treatment, along with primary ...