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CMS issues toolkit on behavioral health services for children in Medicaid, CHIP
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a toolkit that outlines strategies for states to strengthen access to behavioral health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Behavioral health IT pilots to focus on data exchange
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced the selection of nine pilots as part of the Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative to help improve behavioral health data exchange across care settings.
HHS announces behavioral health program to assist homeless individuals
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new behavioral health
MACPAC recommends increase in wage transparency for home- and community-based service workers
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission March 12 released its March 2026 report to Congress.
AHA podcast: Sutter Health’s Bold Behavioral Health Access Expansion
Dan Peterson, CEO of behavioral health services at Sutter Health, and Matthew White, M.D., chair of the behavioral health service line at Sutter Health, share how the system is expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California.
ARPA-H to fund behavioral health projects through new initiative
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced Nov. 21 that it will fund up to $100 million in projects for quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health initiative.
AHA releases report on behavioral health integration in pediatrics
The AHA Nov. 7 released “Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Care: Hospital-led Solutions to a Growing Crisis,” featuring five case studies on how the integration of behavioral health care into a variety of care settings means clinicians can recognize symptoms early, provide immediate support and reduce the chance of escalation into emergencies or long-term treatment.
Video highlights Corewell Health’s impact bringing behavioral health care to Michigan schools
A new AHA video highlights how Corewell Health is transforming youth behavioral health care access in rural Michigan through school-based clinics and telemedicine.
AHA blog: Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Mary Thompson — a member of AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health and president of Trillium Place, a mental health and addiction recovery organization affiliated with Carle Health — explains how the Illinois-based organization works to integrate physical and behavioral health services to improve access to care among historically underrepresented communities and eliminate health disparities.
OIG says MA, Medicaid managed care plans have limited, inaccurate behavioral health provider networks
A report by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General found that many Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans offer access to a limited proportion of behavioral health providers, and inaccurately list 72% of in-network behavioral health care providers as being available.