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Statement on President’s Executive Orders Related to Health Coverage
Statement applauding the much-needed patient protections within Executive Orders issued by President Biden that help protect people with pre-existing conditions. -
Letter to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Letter to HHS Secretary-Designate Becerra, requesting action to nullify the Medicaid 1115 work and community engagement requirements policy. -
Comments to HHS Secretary on Medicaid & Maternal Mental Health
Regulatory comments to HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran, expressing support for Georgia’s request to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to six months. -
Coalition Comments to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Comments to HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran, expressing support for Georgia’s request to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to six months. -
Statement on COVID-19
Statement: Leading Mental Health Organizations Call on States to Prioritize Individuals in Psychiatric Hospitals for Vaccination. -
Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination Prioritization for People in Inpatient Settings
Statement urging states to treat people with long-term psychiatric hospital stays as part of the first COVID-19 vaccine priority group, and treat those with short-term psychiatric hospital stays the same as other hospital patients. -
Letter to HHS Secretary on Medicaid
Letter to HHS Secretary-Designate Becerra, urging to rescind guidance (SMD 18-002) to state Medicaid programs regarding work and community engagement requirements upon taking office. -
Comments to HHS Secretary on Medicaid & Criminal Justice
Regulatory comments to HHS Secretary Azar, expressing support for Kentucky’s Medicaid demonstration waiver amendment that would provide Medicaid coverage for substance use disorder (SUD) services for certain justice-involved individuals. -
Comments to CMS Administrator on Medication Access & Health Coverage
Regulatory comments to CMS Administrator Verma on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule refining prior authorization processes in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and for health plans on the Federally-facilitated exchanges. -
The Availability of Peer Support and Disparities in Outpatient Mental Health Service Use Among Minority Youth with Serious Mental Illness
Found that having a peer specialist on staff was associated with increases in outpatient service use in both counties, and with reduced disparities in service use among Black and Latinx youth in Los Angeles County. The availability of a peer specialist with racial/ethnic concordance was also associated with greater outpatient service use among Latinx youth in both counties. These results suggest that peer support services are a promising approach to reducing the documented low rate of continued engagement in mental health services among youth