US EditionMedicaid recipients struggle to find mental health care. Looming cuts could make it harder
- Medicaid is vital for 72 million low-income people but faces proposed cuts by Congressional Republicans, which could worsen existing mental health care shortages.
- Approximately 35% of the U.S. Population lives in areas lacking mental health providers, and Medicaid covers almost one in three working-age adults with mental illness.
- Lawmakers are considering Medicaid cuts to save at least $880 billion, which could adversely affect access to mental health services for many.
- Experts warn that potential cuts may lead to reduced Medicaid reimbursement rates and worsen the shortage of mental health care providers, affecting patient access to necessary services.
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Medicaid recipients struggle to find mental health care. Looming cuts could make it harder
By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org Charmeka Newton, a psychologist who has her own practice in Lansing, Michigan, is passionate about serving Black and Hispanic patients. They’re often looking for therapists who will understand how their race, ethnicity and culture may affect them, she said, and she helps provide that care. Medicaid is a major source of health care for people of color. But Newton can only afford to see a small number of Medicaid…
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Disability rights advocates in CT rally against expected federal Medicaid cuts
Governor Ned Lamont (D)(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and members of the state’s congressional delegation joined disability rights advocates outside the state Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday to rally against anticipated federal cuts to Medicaid.The rally included many Medicaid recipients.“Are you ready to fight?” Lamont asked the crowd.He encouraged them to voice their opposition to the cuts proposed by the Congressional Republi…
Medicaid recipients struggle to find mental health care; looming cuts could make it harder | The Highland County Press
Charmeka Newton, a psychotherapist who has her own practice in Lansing, Michigan, is passionate about serving Black and Hispanic patients. They’re often looking for therapists who will understand how their race, ethnicity and culture may affect them, she said, and she helps provide that care.
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