Federal Policy Briefs: Behavioral Health Integration
In this brief, NAMD highlights federal opportunities to drive integration in the behavioral healthcare system.
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
Federal Policy Briefs: Crisis Response
In this brief, NAMD highlights federal opportunities to improve crisis response systems, including call lines, mobile crisis teams,...
Biden Administration Releases Fall 2021 Unified Regulatory Agenda
The Office of Management and Budget recently published the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda which outlines the Biden Administration’s...
Recovery and Resilience in Mental Health and Addiction
Vic Vela, Colorado Public Radio Host, shared his story of recovery from addiction at the NAMD Fall Conference.
NAMD Highlights Opportunities to Strengthen Behavioral Health in Response to Senate Finance Request
On November 12, 2021, NAMD sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee outlining policy recommendations to improve...
How States are Leveraging Federal Dollars to Transform Home- and Community-Based Services
Read NAMD, NASDDDS, and ADvancing States' blog to learn more about how states are using American Rescue Plan...
NAMD Requests Additional Flexibility on Qualified Residential Treatment Program Implementation
On July 8, 2021, NAMD sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting...