Proposed cuts could leave a program meant to investigate instances of abuse against individuals with mental illness from harm ...

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 ...

As policymakers search for ways to address America’s mental health crisis, increasing the availability of mental health care, not merely insurance coverage, should be at the forefront of their ...

The program covers roughly 40% of all U.S. births. Those proposed changes are likely to have sweeping impacts across healthcare, including for maternal mental health. “If we do see cuts to Medicaid, ...

Fairview Range Medical Center had an eclectic mix of 20 patients in its inpatient psychiatry unit in Hibbing, Minn., on Thursday: Half were local, but seven lived 200 miles away in the Twin Cities.

Delayed access to care often leads to more severe illness, greater emergency department use, and higher health care costs.

A lack of health insurance is also associated with financial distress, 7 which may cause or exacerbate poor mental health. Before 2010 Medicaid eligibility in most states was limited to children ...

“I feel like if I just had Medicaid, I wouldn't have to worry about constantly renewing stuff in different areas, like the mental health clinic, or at the doctor,” she said. @njarap17 ...

ABSTRACT. Objectives: Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health (MH) services in the US, and more than 80% of its enrollees are covered by Medicaid managed care (MMC). States are required to ...

Solving the mental health crisis, then, will require fighting for people to have secure access to things that buffer them from chronic stress: housing, food security, education, child care, job ...

New moms see slight improvement to mental health care, but Medicaid cuts could reverse that ... Contact WFYI and Side Effects Public Media's Health Reporter Benjamin Thorp at [email protected].