Washington State is about to implement its Medicaid waiver from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand services that help beneficiaries with significant physical or behavioral health conditions gain access to housing and employment. That waiver is a positive step forward because it will support work by giving Medicaid beneficiaries more tools to secure...
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Failure to Raise Spending Caps Threatens Mental Health Resources
November 16, 2017
An estimated 25.5 million adults with a mental health condition didn't receive services of any kind in 2016. Yet federal funding for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG), a key program providing services to adults...
For Utah, Medicaid Expansion Is Better Choice Than Flawed, Limited Waiver
November 14, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved an amendment to Utah’s section 1115 Medicaid waiver through which the state will provide Medicaid coverage to a small, poorly defined group of adults with no income — but that’s well short...
Extra Opioid Funding Wouldn’t Undo Senate Health Bill’s Harm
June 30, 2017
Senate Republicans reportedly may add $45 billion over the next decade to their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in order to address the opioid crisis. That’s far less than...
Trump Proposals Would Cripple Efforts to Reverse Opioid Epidemic
June 2, 2017
Even with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price visiting states to learn about the opioid epidemic and President Trump launching a commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, the President is proposing budget cuts and policy changes that...
Housing Vouchers Work: Providing Supportive Housing for Particularly Vulnerable People
April 4, 2017
This is the next post in our “Housing Vouchers Work” blog series, which provides the latest facts and figures about the Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest rental assistance program to help families with children, working people, seniors, and people with disabilities afford decent, stable housing.
Combining housing vouchers with health care...
African Americans Have Much to Lose Under House GOP Health Plan
March 17, 2017
Running for President, President Trump asked African Americans, “What do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump?” As it turns out, one answer is health insurance.
With the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimating that the House Republican health plan would...
ACA Repeal Options Would Weaken Access to Substance Use Treatment
February 22, 2017
House Republicans’ policy alternatives to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would cut federal Medicaid...
Repealing Health Reform Would Undermine Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
February 9, 2017
Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would eliminate access to behavioral health treatment for several million people with serious mental illness or substance use disorders, including opioid addiction, our new paper explains.
In fact, health care...
Helping Ex-Offenders Get Housing and Health Care
May 19, 2016
Avoiding legal trouble is much easier if ex-offenders can avoid homelessness and have access to health care, particularly mental health counseling and medication. Recent guidance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the...
