Becker's Healthcare March 14, 2025
Rylee Wilson

Behavioral health providers are on “pins and needles” anticipating possible federal medicaid funding cuts, Stephen Gillaspy, director of health policy and healthcare financing at the American Psychological Association told Stateline.

States could manage reduced federal funding several ways — including cutting Medicaid enrollment, ending reimbursement for some services or reducing reimbursement across the board, Mr. Gillaspy told the outlet in a Feb. 13 report.

Federal Medicaid funding levels in 2025 and beyond are up in the air. In February, the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution that directs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to identify $880 billion in savings over the next decade.

The Senate is expected to vote...

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