Behavioral Health Industry Under Threat as GOP Budget Adds Medicaid Work Requirements, 6-Month Eligibility Reviews

The Republican-led House Committee on Energy and Commerce released budget reconciliation documents that show the GOP has walked back from direct cuts to Medicaid spending, as many in the health care world have feared. Instead, the documents released late on May 11 include several provisions that would eliminate spending on health care programs overseen by […]

Insurers, Behavioral Health Advocates Square Off Over Attempts to Influence Parity Bill in Congress

Opposition against Congressional efforts to boost mental health parity enforcement is apparently in full swing. Politico reports that lobbyists and advocates aligned with the American insurance industry are trying to get ahead of the efforts by congressional Democrats to draft and build bipartisan support for two major proposals around parity One proposal would give state […]