Most Children Enrolled In Medicaid Did Not Receive Timely Suicide-Related Followup Care

On September 9, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published this report, which found that most children enrolled in Medicaid did not receive timely suicide-related care. The objectives of the report are "to examine the type and timeliness of followup care, if any, provided to children enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) who received treatment for suicidal thoughts or behaviors, to identify access issues and best practices regarding timely followup care for children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP who received treatment for suicidal . . .