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  • Ann Tucker
    • May 21, 2021
    • 1 min read

CMS Data Shows Vulnerable Americans Forgoing Mental Health Care During Pandemic

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released data highlighting the continued impact the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is having on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries and utilization of health services. The data show that beneficiaries have foregone millions of primary, preventive, and mental health care visits due to the COVID-19 PHE, compared to the same time period in 2019. Although utilization rates for some treatments have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, mental health services show the slowest rebound. Read more

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