KFF Launches Tracker of Trump Administration Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions
KFF has released a tracker documenting federal policy actions on mental health and substance use during President Trump's second term. The tracker shows the administration has emphasized law enforcement approaches while scaling back certain mental health and substance use services, though some treatment-focused initiatives continue. The tool organizes actions chronologically and by category: Mental Health, Opioids/Substance Use Disorder, Federal Infrastructure/Data/Guidance, and Gun Violence. Medicaid managed care organizations can use this resource to monitor federal policy shifts affecting behavioral health services, which represent a significant portion of MCO spending and member needs.
Medicaid MCOs need to track federal behavioral health policy changes because they directly affect coverage requirements, reimbursement structures, and member access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.
Behavioral Health · Managed Care
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