National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) Pushes For Coverage For long-Term Treatment Of Mentally Ill

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates On April 18, 2013, the National Association of Medicaid Directors sent a letter to Congress outlining several recommendations regarding mental health legislation. Two key recommendations in the letter focused on doing away with a policy that generally prohibits state Medicaid programs from covering long- term treatment for the mentally ill ages 21 to 64, and ensuring continuity of care for individuals with mental illness who transition between Medicaid and Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered through Exchanges. This was reported by Children's Mental Health Network on April 27, 2013. Contact information: Matt Salo, Executive . . .