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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will award $50 million in state grants to help connect millions more children to essential school health services, including much-needed mental healthcare.

Two new publications track the progress states are making in expanding access to school health services and address how more states can join them.

Healthy Schools Campaign has launched a new website section that offers resources, state strategies and federal funding opportunities addressing the shortage of school healthcare professionals and the need for a diversified health workforce.

A recent NPR report looks at how school districts are responding to newly released school Medicaid guidance and cites Healthy Schools Campaign's count of states that have expanded Medicaid billing outside of a student’s IEP.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new guidance this week that will make it easier for school districts to bill Medicaid for healthcare services – including mental healthcare – provided to students covered by Medicaid.

Healthy Schools Campaign has launched the School Medicaid Database, a text-searchable collection of publicly available school Medicaid documents in all 50 states.

Healthy Schools Campaign's statement on Illinois becoming the 19th state to leverage federal funds to improve student health access and health equity.

Healthy Schools Campaign is partnering with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) to disseminate a toolkit designed for schools and school districts to help inform families about the steps they need to take to ensure children enrolled in Medicaid do not lose coverage.

Can Medicaid cover school-based behavioral and physical health crisis services – and if so, how? A new report by Aurrera Health Group considers the status of 11 states and provides policy recommendations for states seeking to establish or strengthen their coverage of crisis services.

Speaking at the HSPF Learning Collaborative bi-annual meeting in November, former CMS deputy administrator Vikki Wachino provided an update on federal policy encouraging states and school districts to expand access to Medicaid-funded school health services.

The Healthy Students, Promising Futures Learning Collaborative came together for a two-day virtual meeting May 18-19. The meeting highlighted White House and Congressional efforts to strengthen the school Medicaid program — in part to address the growing mental health crisis affecting youth.

Healthy Schools Campaign is launching #SchoolMedicaidMatters, an online campaign running May 9-13 to help states expand Medicaid-funded school health services. New resources are available to share.