Results

37 clinics and more than 300 clinicians join a workforce accelerator in year one WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 3, 2026): Illinois’ CCBHC Transformation Project exceeded its first-year goals, according to a first-year report from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, and the Illinois Department of Human Services. […]

Committee names four fixes to speed adoption; two can be made by administrative action alone WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 31, 2026): Fewer than 10 percent of eligible primary care practices use Collaborative Care, eight years after Medicare created its billing codes. Today the HHS Healthcare Advisory Committee, which advises the HHS Secretary and the CMS Administrator, […]

From our partner organization the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. Every year the National Alliance asks employers what they are doing about healthcare costs, benefits, and quality. The 2026 Pulse of the Purchaser survey gathered responses from 408 employers, fielded in May and June 2026, representing 37 coalitions and roughly 3.7 million covered lives. […]

From our partner organization the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics now serve 3.4 million people a year across 48 states and territories. The National Council’s 2026 CCBHC Impact Report, drawn from a survey of the nation’s 539 certified clinics, documents what the model has delivered since Medicaid began paying for […]

More than 180 organizations sign on as Collaborative Care and measurement-informed care emerge as national priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2026): HHS launched its National Behavioral Health Quality and Best Practices Voluntary Pledge today, and more than 180 organizations signed on. Five Path Forward partners were in the room: the American Psychiatric Association, Meadows Mental […]

Proposal also advances measurement-informed care, CCBHCs, and community health workers WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2026): CMS released the proposed CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, with significant payment gains for Collaborative Care, a top Path Forward priority. The fee schedule sets Medicare payment for more than 10,000 services, and commercial insurers and Medicaid programs often follow […]

More communities gain comprehensive mental health and substance use care as core grant funding holds WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2026): HHS added 10 states to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia. The expansion, run by CMS and SAMHSA, uses […]

Committee bill rejects the deepest proposed cuts and keeps key mental health lines flat or higher WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2026): The House Appropriations Committee voted 34 to 28 to advance the FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill provides $110.8 billion for the U.S. Department of Health […]

Two more states move a proven model from pilot toward standard practice WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2026): Two more states have passed laws to pay for the Collaborative Care Model, which brings mental health and substance use care into the primary care visit. Path Forward partners the American Psychiatric Association and Shatterproof led the state advocacy. […]

Regional funders and experts share gifts that improve care now and unlock public and private funding later DENVER (April 26, 2026): Alongside NatCon 2026, Path Forward convened funders and experts for a Policy-Philanthropy Roundtable. The focus: gifts that improve mental health care now and live on by unlocking public or private funding later. Three major […]

From our partner organization Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. AI should not replace mental health professionals. It should give them more time with patients. That is the principle behind Meadows Institute’s five briefs on positive use cases of AI in mental health care, which map where the technology is already helping clinicians and where it […]

WASHINGTON — As overdose rates remain high despite proven treatments, Path Forward today welcomed Shatterproof to its national coalition, underscoring a shared commitment to integrating substance use care into mainstream medicine and better addressing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Founded in 2013, Shatterproof focuses on strengthening addiction treatment systems, reducing stigma and advancing […]