As the nation experiences unprecedented levels of behavioral health needs—even further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic—state Medicaid programs have increasingly looked for flexibility to craft services and payment models...more
Editor’s Note: The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released a national roadmap in September 2019 to guide policymakers in taking action to help end the nation’s opioid epidemic. Based largely on in-depth...more
Editor’s Note: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governors were looking for ways to strengthen substance use disorder (SUD) provider capacity as part of their comprehensive response to the opioid epidemic. With the...more
7/23/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Federal Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Medicaid ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse