Statement for the Record to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health Hearing on “Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-Being.”

Executive Summary

*Institutional Authors: National Health Law Program, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Center for Public Representation, and National Disability Rights Network

NHeLP and partners submitted a statement supporting efforts to improve oversight of children’s EPSDT services, increase access to care for justice-involved individuals, and strengthen and enforce behavioral health parity, while cautioning against altering or weakening the long-standing Medicaid “IMD exclusion.”