{"id":95045,"date":"2025-06-10T22:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/historic-win-for-foster-youth-and-families-a-new-medicaid-benefit-becomes-reality\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T22:36:06","slug":"historic-win-for-foster-youth-and-families-a-new-medicaid-benefit-becomes-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/historic-win-for-foster-youth-and-families-a-new-medicaid-benefit-becomes-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Win for Foster Youth and Families: A New Medicaid Benefit Becomes Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Special Needs Network is proud to announce a major policy victory that will change lives across California. Thanks to our leadership and collaboration with state partners, a brand-new Medicaid benefit \u2013 the Fee-for-Service Behavioral Health Treatment (FFS BHT) benefit \u2013 will launch statewide on July 1, 2025. The new provider enrollment portal is open so providers can be ready to serve patients day one. SNN will be ready.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a monumental step forward for California\u2019s foster youth and families,\u201d said Areva Martin, President of Special Needs Network. \u201cCreating a brand-new Medicaid benefit in record time shows what\u2019s possible when community advocates, policymakers, and government agencies work together. We are proud that Special Needs Network\u2019s leadership helped drive this historic change \u2014 and we remain committed to ensuring that every child gets the care and support they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

This breakthrough ensures that foster youth and all other children needing behavioral health therapy will finally have direct access to services under Medi-Cal, with more providers available and fewer barriers to care.,. Access will no longer be determined by whether a child has a managed care plan or FFS Medi-Cal or whether they are served by a regional center or not.<\/p>\n

Creating this new benefit involved:<\/p>\n