Closing the Gap in Medicaid Mental Health Policy: A Conversation With SAMHSA’s Jeffrey A. Buck, Ph.D.

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In the May issue of OPEN MINDS, our cover story addressed a perceived “disconnect” between the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid policy and the goals of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for transforming the public mental health system. In a conversation with OPEN MINDS chief executive officer Monica E. Oss, Jeffrey A. Buck, Ph.D., Chief, Survey, Analysis, and Financing Branch, at SAMHSA’s Center for . . .