Jocelyn Guyer

Oct 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Zoe Barnard |Jennifer Eder |Jocelyn Guyer

This overview is excerpted from Manatt on Health, Manatt’s subscription service that provides in-depth insights and analysis focused on the legal, policy and market developments. On September 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released comprehensive guidance to states that reinforces and clarifies federal Medicaid requirements regarding Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostics, and Treatment (EPSDT).

Feb 14, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jocelyn Guyer

In recent years, drug-related overdoses have become a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the postpartum period, exacerbating a mounting maternal mortality crisis and underscoring the need for improved access to care for pregnant and parenting people with opioid use disorder—many of whom confront punitive policies and family separation.

Oct 12, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Jocelyn Guyer

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the serious and growing mental health and substance use disorder crisis gripping children and youth in the United States. The situation is particularly serious for young people who are stuck “boarding” in emergency departments for days or weeks, cycling in and out of psychiatric hospitals, contemplating and sometimes attempting or completing suicide, and struggling to remain in school or to find and keep a job.