Nebraska Legislative Task Force Recommends Improvements To State’s Behavioral Health System

On December 1, 2016, a Nebraska legislative task force recommended that the state add services to reduce gaps in the current array of Medicaid and non-Medicaid public behavioral health services. The recommended services include a “No-Refusal” center for civil commitments, supportive housing, peer services, and programs to link offenders with mental illness exiting jail or prison with community-based services and medication. The task force also recommended that the state improve sustainability for public Medicaid and non-Medicaid behavioral health services by identifying appropriate funding levels and sustaining appropriate funding support,

On January 1, 2017, the Nebraska Medicaid . . .