Tag: medicaid
Senate Unveils New Plan to Strengthen Behavioral Health Parity in Medicare and Medicaid
Key U.S. senators have introduced a tentative plan aimed at reinforcing Behavioral Health Parity in Medicare and Medicaid, a move that could reshape access...
OIG Recommends CMS Improve Naloxone Access for Medicaid Beneficiaries
The opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across the United States, with overdose deaths reaching record highs in recent years. Naloxone, a medication that...
Medicaid Expansion Leads to Spike in Number of People Receiving SUD Treatment
The expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a significant impact on access to care for individuals struggling with substance...
Behavioral Health Providers Sound Alarm Over CMS Block Grant Medicaid Proposal
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new option for states that could dramatically change Medicaid funding—and it’s raising serious...
Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Workers in California Begin Strike
In a striking display of collective action, about 4,000 mental health workers from Kaiser Permanente in California have taken to the picket lines in...
The Changing Landscape of Medicaid Reimbursement for Psychiatric Care: The IMD Waiver Debate
For decades, the federal government has restricted Medicaid from covering the cost of inpatient psychiatric care for patients in facilities with more than 16...