New Medicaid Option Promotes Enhanced Mental Health, Substance Use Crisis Care

Article Publication Date: 
12/28/2021
Summary: 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is working with states to promote access to Medicaid services for people with mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) crises. Authorized under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), states have a new option for supporting community-based mobile crisis intervention services for individuals with Medicaid. This option will help states integrate these services into their Medicaid programs, a critical component in establishing a sustainable and public health-focused support network.
Article Author: 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Topics: 
Medicaid
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