FY27 Budget Testimony: Department of Health Care Finance
Behavioral Health Policy Analyst Chris Gamble testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Health at the FY27 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Health Care Finance.
Our testimony focuses on streamlining Medicaid financing through the carve-in of behavioral health services into managed care. This long-delayed action is an example of how the District can invest in structural changes and procedural updates that bring significant long-term savings and improve health outcomes.
A Path Forward for DC’s Public Behavioral Health System
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 the entire community.