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Katelynn Schultz, Disability Rights Iowa

kschultz@driowa.org, 515-452-0757

Andrew DiAntonio, National Health Law Program

diantonio@healthlaw.org

Aaron Kellogg, Ropes & Gray

Aaron.Kellogg@ropesgray.com

Camilla Jenkins, Children’s Rights New York

cjenkins@childrensrights.org


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Advocates Sue the State of Iowa over Failure to Provide Mental Health Care for Medicaid-Eligible Children

Des Moines, IA — Iowa is denying Medicaid-eligible children their legal right to mental health care, according to a class action lawsuit filed today by Disability Rights Iowa, Children’s Rights, National Health Law Program, and Ropes & Gray, LLP. The filing comes as children in the U.S. face unprecedented mental health challenges, and the need for mental health services among Iowa’s children has reached crisis levels. Iowa is ranked 41st worst in the nation for number of children suffering from at least one major depressive episode in the last year.

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2022 Monthly Slot and Waiting List Summary
A Cluster of Iowa Youth Suicides Worries Health Officials
Coverage of Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Significant Mental Health Conditions
DSM-5 Changes: Implications for Child Serious Emotional Disturbance
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid and Multiplier
Investigation of the State of Alaska’s Behavioral Health System for Children
Investigation of West Virginia Children’s Mental Health System Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act
Iowa 2020 Mental Health National Outcome Measures
Medicaid Enrollees by Enrollment Group
Medicaid in Iowa
State of Iowa Department of Health & Human Services
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