Payment measures for treating serious mental illness do not always reflect the nuances of care and the needs of patients in ...

While the federal government and the states jointly fund Medicaid, each state runs its own program, subject to federal ...

A common thread among these themes is the need for courage — courage to implement commonsense and well-known solutions to pressing and longstanding problems; courage to challenge the deeply entrenched ...

The exhibit (overdose/drug-related mortality) uses data from a wide range of U.S. and international sources. These data sources and metrics can have important and subtle differences, and the findings ...

Kata M. Kertesz, J.D., is managing policy attorney at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. She engages in public policy issues surrounding Medicare, those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, oral ...

Rachel Hand, L.M.S.W., M.P.H., is associate director of research for the research, analytics, knowledge, and evaluation (RAKE) team at Fountain House and a licensed social worker. She joined the ...

Joshua Seidman, Ph.D., is chief research and knowledge officer at Fountain House. He joined the organization in 2021. Seidman has spent 35 years working at the intersection of research, policy, and ...

Ali Bers, J.D., is litigation director at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. She represents older adults and people with disabilities in federal litigation aimed at making systemic improvements to ...

Grace Williams is a research associate at Fountain House, joining the organization in 2024. She grew up in Berkeley, California, and through college she worked with various community organizations, ...