Mental Health
New and noteworthy
Implications of Potential Federal Medicaid Reductions for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Medicaid provided coverage to nearly half (47%) of all nonelderly adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2023, and coverage rates were even higher in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Congress is considering legislation that could cut federal Medicaid funding by hundreds of billions of dollars and potentially affect Medicaid eligibility and coverage stability for adults with OUD, including through work requirements and increased eligibility determinations.
Quick Take: Opioid Deaths Are Falling, Though Proposed Medicaid Changes Could Disrupt Access to Treatment
Congress is considering legislation that could cut federal Medicaid funding by hundreds of billions of dollars and potentially affect Medicaid eligibility and coverage stability for adults with OUD, including through work requirements and increased eligibility determinations.
Quick Take: Opioid Deaths Are Falling, Though Proposed Medicaid Changes Could Disrupt Access to Treatment
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Medicaid Payments Barely Keep Hospital Mental Health Units Afloat. Federal Cuts Could Sink Them.
Access and coverage
Mental Health Parity at a Crossroads
More than 25 years after the first federal mental health parity protections were put in place, adequate coverage for behavioral health care remains elusive. This brief explains the federal behavioral health parity requirements and sets out key policy issues.Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Contingency Management
Of the 800,000 Medicaid enrollees aged 12 to 64 with a diagnosed stimulant use disorder in 2019, about 20% were in states that now have approved 1115 Medicaid waivers for contingency management services (California, Delaware, Montana, Washington).
Mental Health Findings from 2022 Women’s Health Survey
This issue brief focuses on the access and coverage of mental health services using data from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey.5 Key Facts about Medicaid Coverage for Adults with Mental Illness
Nationwide, an estimated 52 million nonelderly adults live with mental illness, and Medicaid covers nearly one in three (29%) of them, or about 15 million adults.Examining New Medicaid Resources to Expand School-Based Behavioral Health Services
How does the recent guidance from CMS increase access to behavioral health care services in schools? KFF explores implementation of provisions from the Safer Communities Act of 2022.