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. […]

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 […]

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 […]