Behavioral Health Business October 25, 2024
State Medicaid programs across the nation will continue to make behavioral health a strategic priority in 2025.
A new survey report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that half the state leaders of the joint federal-state health plan for the vulnerable want to expand the continuum of behavioral health services in their states, come up with new reimbursement models, or better integrate behavioral and physical health services, for example.
The focus on behavioral health comes as Medicaid leaders continue to address program and member challenges.
“Consistent with state-identified behavioral health priorities, a number of states reported behavioral health challenges including increased demand for services, workforce shortages, lack of access to services, gaps in the service continuum (especially...