The 60-year-old Medicaid system, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, ensures that individuals have access to critical mental health and substance use treatment, along with ...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) released a statement expressing alarm following the newly released congressional proposal to ...

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

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

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

Budget proposal offers new money, but possible Medicaid changes could offset that On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump pledged to expand mental health programs. His fiscal year 2019 ...

As Colorado broadly re-assesses its mental health system, a group of legislators, mental health advocates and parents are working to change the Medicaid mental health rule and provide 30 days of ...

November 5, 2009 — Recent changes to Medicaid policy are forcing state mental health systems to be more accountable for the services they provide and are also empowering consumers to have a say ...

The 60-year-old Medicaid system, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, ensures that individuals have access to critical mental health and substance use treatment, along with primary ...