DHS reports expanded behavioral-health access and steep reductions in ASH forensic backlog
DHS briefed senators on Medicaid behavioral-health transformation: an expanded provider network, a beneficiary support helpline and a major reduction in Arkansas State Hospital’s overdue forensic evaluations—from 465 overdue cases at the start of reforms to 92 actionable overdue cases—credited to contracting with community mental health centers and operational changes.
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Department of Human Services officials told the Senate Public Health Committee that Medicaid behavioral-health transformation has expanded access across the state and that reforms at Arkansas State Hospital (ASH) have dramatically reduced a backlog of forensic evaluations.
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