Proposed Medicaid cuts would impact mental health, substance abuse services in Brown County, experts say. Benita Mathew, Green Bay Press-Gazette. Wed, May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM UTC.

A report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, which together serve some 40% of Americans.

Republican leaders are considering drastic cuts to Medicaid funding. The cuts could have a significant impact on low-income households, older adults, children, and people with mental health disorders.

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Until recently, many state Medicaid programs financed and managed behavioral health (BH) services for enrollees with serious mental illnesses (SMI) and others with high BH needs separately from ...

Nationwide, Medicaid covers nearly 1 in 3 working-age adults who live with mental illness, or about 15 million adults, according to health policy research organization KFF.. The U.S. House Energy ...

PSYPACT allows licensed psychologists to practice across state lines via telepsychology and temporary in-person services, ...

The Evanston-based Institute for Therapy through the Arts hopes to significantly expand mental health care access with an ...

However, those facing crises, like war, climate disaster, or a pandemic, experience increased barriers to receiving mental health care. Ensuring mental health support for individuals in crisis ...

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.