Behavioral Health Business May 11, 2022
Chris Larson

Millions more vulnerable Americans have access to behavioral health services because of a temporary federal edict that helped people get and keep Medicaid coverage.

But the days of that edict — the public health emergency — are numbered, putting millions at risk of losing Medicaid and access to health care services.

A dramatic administrative change within a complicated program such as Medicaid could have wide-ranging impacts on people most in need of behavioral health services, research shows and some industry leaders tell Behavioral Health Business

Medicaid alone accounted for about 30% of all spending on mental health in the U.S. in 2020, according to a federal report.

In January 2020, the federal government issued a public health emergency declaration (PHE)...

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