Mental health providers and advocacy organizations are warning steep cuts to Medicaid will harm access to behavioral health services. On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The sprawling spending package will cut…
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Despite recent Senate passage of the Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, among other things, seeks to reduce behavioral healthcare spending, state lawmakers are expanding access to mental healthcare and investing in behavioral health workforces. Here are six state mental health…
For years, we’ve worked closely with independent physician groups across the country—OB/GYNs in Tennessee, retina specialists in the Midwest, mental health clinics on the coasts. Again and again, we see the same thing: contracts from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, particularly…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of bills investing in mental health access in the state June 25. Here are five things to know:
Texas is set to become the first state to develop its own psychologist licensing exam, The Texas Tribune reported June 24. Here are five things to know: Read more here.
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Proposed Medicaid work requirements include some exceptions for individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, but questions remain about how these exceptions would be implemented, according to a June 23 report from KFF. In May, the House passed…
Proposed legislation would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct proactive outreach to veterans with mental health-related service-connected disabilities. The legislation, introduced June 10 by U.S. Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Chuck Edwards, would require the VA to reach out…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has lost hundreds of staffers between layoffs and departures, The Washington Post reported June 18. The agency, part of HHS, is “in crisis,” The Post wrote, as SAMHSA faces budget cuts and…
The share of Medicaid beneficiaries with a mental illness or substance use disorder and the number of people receiving treatment varies by state, according to a report from mental health advocacy group Inseparable. The report, published in June, details the…
Federal lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to permanently remove requirements for Medicare beneficiaries receiving mental healthcare to visit their provider in-person every six months. Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, and Sens. Tina Smith, D.-Minn., and Bill Cassidy, MD,…