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How innovative models are eliminating barriers through integrated behavioral health services
Connections Health Solutions Oct 31, 2025 -
How innovative models are eliminating barriers through integrated behavioral health services
Connections Health Solutions Oct 31, 2025 -
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The behavioral health crisis continues to strain our healthcare system, communities, and most importantly, the individuals who need care most. In a recent webinar, Dr. Margie Balfour and Matt Miller critical insights from the Connections 2025 Behavioral Health True Costs Report, revealing both the devastating impact of a current broken system and the promising solutions emerging across the country.
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When a behavioral health crisis occurs, many communities default to involving law enforcement. The result? Individuals in crisis are often taken to jails, an environment ill-suited to addressing their mental health needs. This approach not only fails the individual but also places an unnecessary burden on the criminal justice system.
Connections Health Solutions Jul 24, 2025
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Section 5124 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA, 2023; P.L. 117-328) directed CMS and SAMHSA to develop guidance to promote access to the continuum of crisis care in Medicaid and CHIP and to establish a technical assistance center to help states develop an evidence-based continuum of crisis care. The following published documents and tools are intended to advance this initiative:
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As of April 2023, states were able to resume Medicaid redeterminations and terminations of coverage for those no longer eligible, potentially putting millions of individuals at risk of losing coverage.
Connections Health Solutions Mar 1, 2024
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