During this session, an expert panel discussed policies and considerations to ensure that Medicaid-enrolled children and youth with serious behavioral health conditions are able access effective, medically necessary treatment services in residential settings. Panelists discussed the opportunities and challenges states, providers, and beneficiaries face in designing, implementing, and sustaining residential treatment services, as well pre-admission and post-discharge services.
Panelists include:
- Gary Blau, PhD, Executive Director Emeritus at The Hackett Center and Senior Fellow for Children’s Mental Health at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Academy
- Maureen Corcoran, MBA, MSN, Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid
- Steve Girelli, PhD, President and CEO of Klingberg Family Centers
- Ivy-Marie Washington, Project Associate, Youth and Transition Services, American Public Human Services Association
