2024-25 Oversight Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Children’s Law Center Behavioral Health Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health regarding the Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF). Our testimony details the intended benefits of the Managed Care Organization carve-in of behavioral health services and the impact of pausing this process on DC Medicaid enrollees. It also offers solutions for improvements to our current health system that DHCF can make as steps toward an eventual carve-in.
A Path Forward for DC’s Public Behavioral Health System
Our newest report, A Path Forward: Transforming the Public Behavioral Health System for Children, Youth, and their Families in the District of Columbia, is a blueprint for creating a successful public behavioral health system — one that supports children and families and, in doing so, strengthens our entire community.