A draft copy of the 21-page of a Health and Human Services Department form proposed for use to apply for low-cost insurance from Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program is ...

Discover which state Medicaid programs lead the nation in mental health support — and see if yours ranks in the top.

The signs of America’s mental health crisis are everywhere. In response, policymakers have continued to focus on a popular strategy: expanding health coverage through safety net programs ...

Medicaid is a major source of health care for people of color. ... or about 35% of the U.S. population, are living in an area with a mental health care professional shortage, ...

The model involves a mental health professional working in primary care clinics, with a psychiatrist available to consult ...

Mental health advocates worry it could be difficult for people with mental health conditions to prove they qualify for exemptions to work requirements.

On April 6, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposed rule for implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 with respect to Medicaid ...

A Medicaid coordinator in a suburban school district estimated that funding cuts “would significantly impact our budget by at ...

He was too sick to work and relied on Medicaid for all his medical benefits, both physical and mental. He eventually worked for the nonprofit Hope and Help in Orlando.

The mental health crisis in the U.S. is disproportionately straining Medicaid, in part because behavioral health services cost the federal program more than for other payers, according to a new ...

But behavioral health services, such as a psychological test to assess mental health function, are not one of the federally required Medicaid services, like a primary care doctor visit.