NPR interviewed Manatt's Cindy Mann, a partner in the firm's Healthcare practice, for an article on a CMS proposal to cover 15 days of inpatient rehab per month for anyone enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan. For decades, people on Medicaid who wanted to get treated for alcohol or drug addiction have had to rely on money from state and local sources.
Considering that Medicaid hasn't funded residential treatment programs at all, up until now, 15 days is a good start, said Mann in response.
"Maybe it's half a loaf for someone who needs 30 days," she said. "But it's half a loaf of new federal dollars that could be available."
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