Learn more about CMS policies and guidance concerning the delivery of school-based behavioral healthcare and substance use services.

A new Healthy Schools Campaign report finds that Bipartisan Safer Communities Act-mandated federal guidance and targeted investments prompted states to update school Medicaid policies and brought more funding into schools.

A new Healthy Schools Campaign report finds federal guidance and targeted investments accelerated state policy actions and increased Medicaid funding for schools.

Learn more about Medicaid provider enrollment and how all schools and school-based providers must enroll with the state Medicaid program to be reimbursed for health services.

Healthy Schools Campaign has developed new tools designed to help states and school districts assess opportunities for improvement and evaluate comprehensive school Medicaid expansion.

Learn more about how Medicaid can cover child and adolescent health services both in school and in the community.

The brief provides an update on the increase in federal funding that seven states have received since implementing a more comprehensive school Medicaid program.

Learn how Medicaid can reimburse school districts for some administrative activities, such as outreach and enrollment efforts, that connect students to Medicaid-covered healthcare.

Learn how states can create more opportunities for schools to get reimbursed by Medicaid for these critically needed services.

The combined federal and state spending for school health services reported in 2024, the most recent year for which data is available, totaled $8 billion. This brief explains why that’s an undercount.

In rural areas, children and families often face greater challenges in accessing healthcare due to long travel distances, fewer health providers, limited connectivity and other barriers.

Learn why medical necessity is a school Medicaid issue and how medical necessity is proven.