The state is moving forward with a plan to reorganize Medicaid services for certain individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services applied for a waiver from the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as a Section 1115 waiver, to create a Behavioral Health Demonstration project on Feb. 14. Within the project, Medicaid recipients who are children, teenagers and their parents or caretakers with or at risk of mental health and substance use disorders, transitional age youth and adults with acute mental health needs and teenagers and adults with substance use disorders would receive a specific set of services.
The overall goal is to help improve health outcomes and ultimately reduce their use of acute health care services, thus reducing costs, according to the DHSS’ application.
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