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Protections to promote children's MH are being violated, analysis finds
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32621
Subject(s) - medicaid , payment , mental health , state (computer science) , business , covid-19 , mental state , actuarial science , law , psychiatry , political science , psychology , medicine , health care , finance , disease , algorithm , pathology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Current state Medicaid and commercial health insurer payment policies do not fairly reimburse for services to promote children's mental health — a failure that violates federal law, states a new report released this month that takes note of the increased rates of mental health problems experienced by children during the pandemic.