Putting the Member First: A Q&A with South Carolina’s Medicaid Director Eunice Medina
South Carolina Medicaid Director Eunice Medina talks HCBS expertise, legislative relationship-building, and keeping the member at the center...
Benefits
Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment
Medicaid plays a vital role in ensuring access to services for mental health and substance use conditions. As the country’s single largest payer for these services, Medicaid serves as the primary access point for prevention services, inpatient and outpatient treatment, and recovery supports.
Resources
Building a Successful Medicaid-Public Health Partnership: Lessons from New Hampshire
Improving population health depends on intentional partnership, aligned priorities, and sustained collaboration between Medicaid and public health leaders.
Published Findings: How Medicaid Addresses Member Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges
Turning the Tide: Q&A with West Virginia Medicaid Director Cindy Beane on Substance Use Treatment Progress
NAMD Comments on Office of National Drug Control Policy’s (ONDCP) 2026 Strategy
On June 20, NAMD formally commented on the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) 2026 National Drug...
NAMD Comments on Draft Templates for Documenting Compliance with Mental Health Parity Requirements
CMS recently issued a set of templates and instructional guides to document compliance with mental health and substance...
Medicaid’s changing role in re-entry from jails and prisons
Experts at the NAMD Fall Conference discussed opportunities for Medicaid to support people who are transitioning out of...
NAMD Responds to CMS’s Request for Comments on Mental Health Parity Compliance
On December 4, NAMD formally commented on CMS's request for comments on mental health parity compliance in Medicaid...