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
Read NAMD's Federal Policy Brief to learn more about how our federal partners can support cross-agency collaboration.
Federal Policy Briefs: Reducing Disparities in Behavioral Health
This Federal Policy Brief highlights opportunities to close racial disparities in behavioral health conditions and access to treatment.
NAMD Highlights Opportunities to Address Mental Health and Substance Use in Letter to HHS
On August 1, NAMD sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services highlighting opportunities to...
Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Children
Episode two, season three of the Medicaid Leadership Exchange Podcast highlights the behavioral health needs of children and...
Federal Policy Briefs: The IMD Exclusion
Our sixth Federal Policy Brief highlights the challenges caused by the "institutions for mental diseases" exclusion in Medicaid,...
Children and Youth Experiencing Crisis Journey Map
Medicaid leaders can customize this journey map to communicate the major structural elements in the care journey for...
Federal Policy Briefs: Re-Entry from Incarceration
Our fifth Federal Policy Brief highlights opportunities to improve continuity of care and health outcomes for people who...
Federal Policy Briefs: Behavioral Health Workforce
Our fourth Federal Policy Brief highlights opportunities to strengthen the behavioral health workforce.