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title: Improving Medicaid Reimbursement for Children’s Mental Health Services in Virginia
description: "This blog outlines recommendations for how Virginia can improve Medicaid reimbursement for children's mental health services.   - **Medicaid rates must keep pace with inflation and ensure adequate staff compensation.** - **Modernize reimbursement rates for school-based mental health.** - **Support…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/access-to-mental-health-services/improving-medicaid-reimbursement-for-childrens-mental-health-services-in-virginia/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Access to Mental Health Services
tags:
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  - Blog
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Exemplars
  - TA sites
---

# Improving Medicaid Reimbursement for Children’s Mental Health Services in Virginia

This blog outlines recommendations for how Virginia can improve Medicaid reimbursement for children's mental health services.

 

- **Medicaid rates must keep pace with inflation and ensure adequate staff compensation.**
- **Modernize reimbursement rates for school-based mental health.**
- **Support Medicaid Rate Studies for Behavioral Health **

- **Provide TA to School Divisions to Implement Medicaid Reimbursement**

 

[Read More](https://vakids.org/posts/improving-medicaid-reimbursement-for-childrens-mental-health-services)

 

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