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New York State’s Mental Health Services For Children To Undergo Makeover Following Lawsuit Settlement
January 14, 2026New York has agreed to substantially overhaul its mental health services for children and youth following a proposed settlement in the class action lawsuit C.K. v. McDonald, filed in 2022. The settlement addresses longstanding concerns about how the state provides… -
New York Announces $20 Million For Expanding Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity
January 14, 2026The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) announced the availability of up to $20 million for expanding inpatient psychiatric capacity. The funding is part of an effort to ensure individuals with mental health needs can access inpatient psychiatric… -
87% Of Medicaid LTSS Users Received HCBS In 2023; HCBS Accounted For 63.8% Of LTSS Spending
January 14, 2026About 87% of the 9.7 million Medicaid beneficiaries using long-term services and supports (LTSS) users received home-and community-based services (HCBS), according to a recent federal report about LTSS utilization. About 63.8% of the total $228.6 billion LTSS spending was for… -
Decreasing Rates Of Foster Care Entry Not Associated With Changes In Child Maltreatment Mortality Rates
January 14, 2026Decreasing rates of foster care entry are not associated with changes in child maltreatment mortality rates, according to a recent study. Maltreatment mortality rates did not decrease when foster care entry rates were higher, and they did not increase when… -
Annual Transitions From Institution To Community Funded By Medicaid Money Follows The Person Programs Increased By 77% Between 2020 & 2023
January 14, 2026In states awarded Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) grants, the annual number of MFP transitions from institutional long-term services and supports (LTSS) to community living and home- and community-based services (HCBS) increased by 77% between January 2020 and December… -
Immediate Neuro-Rehabilitative Therapy After TBI Reduces Later Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
January 14, 2026After experiencing a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), adults aged 50 to 90 years who received immediate neuro-rehabilitation had almost half the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease within the next three years compared to the risk for those… -
AI Scribes May Reduce Documentation Time, Improve Physician Well-Being
January 14, 2026Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes that automatically document visits may reduce the time physicians spend on paperwork and improve their work experience, according to a recent clinical trial. The trial involved 238 physicians at a large health system who used one… -
Georgia Proposes Changes To Its HCBS Waiting List For Those With I/DD
January 14, 2026The Georgia Department Of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) is considering changes to its waiting list for Medicaid waiver home- and community-based services (HCBS) for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). The changes were proposed at the DBHDD Board Meeting… -
Evidence Base Is Weak For Complementary, Alternative & Integrative Autism Treatments, Platform Launched To Collect Additional Data
January 14, 2026With up to 90% of individuals with autism reporting the use of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) at least once in their lifetime, an uncertain evidence base for the effects of CAIM drove a recent review of meta-analyses exploring… -
Reported Use Of Most Substances Remains Low Among U.S. Teens
January 14, 2026Reported use of most substances among teenagers in the United States has remained near the 2021 level, according to a recent study. “We are encouraged that adolescent drug use remains relatively low and that so many teens choose not to…
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