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Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion and Substance Use Disorders: Lay of the Land
Read moreThe Medicaid Act prohibits the use of federal funding for services provided in Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMDs). In response to the overdose epidemic, two competing pathways have been implemented that allow states to circumvent the IMD exclusion: the SUPPORT Act's state plan amendment (SPA) option and the use…
- September 6, 2022
NHeLP Letter to Congressional Leadership – Re: The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act (“MAT Act”, S. 445 / H.R. 1384)
Read moreSeptember is Recovery Month — a month to honor the more than 20 million Americans in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD). Evidence-based treatment is the first step toward recovery, and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are proven to significantly reduce the risk of overdose and support those…
- July 17, 2022
NHeLP Comments on West Virginia Creating a Continuum of Care for Medicaid Enrollees with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Demonstration Extension Request
Hector Hernandez-Delgado CommentsRead moreIn comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject West Virginia's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. This letter emphasizes that while NHeLP is supportive of efforts to increase access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders…
- May 5, 2022
NHeLP Comments on Pennsylvania SUD Demonstration Extension
Read moreIn comments to HHS, NHeLP urges the Secretary to reject Pennsylvania's Section 1115 demonstration extension request to continue waiving the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. This letter emphasizes that while NHeLP is supportive of efforts to increase access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders (SUD),…
