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Leveraging Medicaid for School-Based Behavioral Health Services: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

Feb 16, 2023

Issue Brief

Concerns about youth mental health and access to care continues to increase. Schools can be an easy access point for behavioral health services and Medicaid provides significant financing for the delivery of these services in schools. In this analysis, we explore the strategies state Medicaid programs are taking to promote and improve access to school-based behavioral health services, and how recent policies call on Medicaid to expand access to care for youth, particularly in schools.

Section 1115 Waiver Watch: How California Will Expand Medicaid Pre-Release Services for Incarcerated Populations

Feb 7, 2023

Policy Watch

On January 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s Section 1115 request to cover a package of reentry services for certain groups of incarcerated individuals 90 days prior to release. This approval is the first to include a partial waiver of the statutory Medicaid inmate exclusion policy, which prohibits Medicaid from paying for services provided during incarceration (except for inpatient services).

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Details on Health Coverage and Access

Feb 3, 2023

Policy Watch

This post provides an overview of how health care coverage and access will and won’t change when the public health emergency ends on May 11, including a discussion of COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments, and telemedicine.

Medicaid: What to Watch in 2023

Jan 24, 2023

Issue Brief

As 2023 kicks off, a number of issues are at play that could affect coverage and financing under Medicaid. This issue brief examines key issues to watch in Medicaid in the year ahead.

How Has Health Care Utilization Changed Since the Pandemic?

Jan 24, 2023

Issue Brief

This chart collection examines the latest available data on how health services utilization has changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most State Medicaid Programs Intend to Keep Pandemic-Era Expansions in Telehealth for Behavioral Health Services and Are Adopting Strategies to Address Workforce Shortages in Behavioral Health

Jan 10, 2023

News Release

Two new KFF analyses examine how state Medicaid programs have utilized telehealth to increase access to behavioral health care during the pandemic and the strategies they are employing to address workforce shortages in behavioral health. The studies come as the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act legislation requires the federal government to issue telehealth guidance by the end of 2023, and the omnibus spending bill that Congress passed last month included several provisions affecting behavioral health…

Telehealth Delivery of Behavioral Health Care in Medicaid: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

Jan 10, 2023

Issue Brief

This issue brief reports findings from KFF’s Behavioral Health Survey of state Medicaid programs about policies and trends related to telehealth delivery of behavioral health services.

Large Shares of Women Report Needing Mental Health Services but Many Don’t Get Them

Dec 20, 2022

News Release

An analysis of 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey (WHS) data finds that although large shares of women report needing mental health services over the past two years, a significant percentage did not access services they felt they needed. Fifty percent of women ages 18-64 say they needed mental health services in the past two years (including 64% of women ages 18-25), but only half of these women obtained an appointment, which may suggest unmet mental…

Access and Coverage for Mental Health Care: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey

Dec 20, 2022

Issue Brief

This issue brief focuses on the access and coverage of mental health services using data from the 2022 KFF Women's Health Survey.

Experiences with Health Care Access, Cost, and Coverage: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey

Dec 20, 2022

Report

This report presents findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey (WHS) on women’s health status, use of health care services, and costs. The WHS is a nationally representative survey of 5,145 self-identified women ages 18 to 64, conducted May 10 - June 7, 2022.

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