Commonwealth Fund November 8, 2023
Two years after leading pediatric organizations declared a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health, the situation remains alarming. Young people living with complex behavioral health conditions are of great concern. They may end up stuck in emergency departments for days or weeks awaiting an open treatment bed; cycle in and out of psychiatric hospitals; contemplate, attempt, or complete suicide; experience drug overdoses; face housing instability; and struggle to remain in school.
As the largest health insurer for children and adolescents, as well as the primary payer of behavioral health care in the country, Medicaid has a critical role to play. Under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit, Medicaid must provide all medically necessary and...
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