National MH coalition urges Congress to protect Medicaid, reject cuts

Abstract

As confirmation hearings got underway last week by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for Robert Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the shift in health care policy is raising concern in the field. The largest mental health coalition in the country last week issued a call to action for policymakers to protect Medicaid as an important resource for mental health and substance use disorder care.