Delayed access to care often leads to more severe illness, greater emergency department use, and higher health care costs.

For many people who have a serious mental illness or are recovering from one, trying to get or keep a job may be overwhelming ...

A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, which together serve some 40% of Americans.

Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders.

A Medicaid coordinator in a suburban school district estimated that funding cuts “would significantly impact our budget by at ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts would impact mental health, substance abuse services in Brown County, experts say. Benita Mathew, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Wed, May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM UTC.

Dive Brief: Higher primary care Medicaid reimbursement rates improve behavioral health outcomes among enrollees, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.. The report ...

Until recently, many state Medicaid programs financed and managed behavioral health (BH) services for enrollees with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and others with high BH needs separately from ...

But behavioral health services, such as a psychological test to assess mental health function, are not one of the federally required Medicaid services, like a primary care doctor visit.

The VA announced this month that by Oct. 1, its staff will have shrunk by about 30,000 employees this year. That’s roughly a ...

About 9,500 parents would lose Medicaid, fewer seniors would receive home care, mental health and substance abuse treatment providers would receive millions of dollars less from the state, and ...

However, those facing crises, like war, climate disaster, or a pandemic, experience increased barriers to receiving mental health care. Ensuring mental health support for individuals in crisis ...