Oklahoma behavioral health workforce: Medicaid expansion (Part 3)

In the third installment of our research series on Oklahoma's behavioral health workforce, Healthy Minds examines the impacts of Medicaid expansion and commercial managed care on the state's workforce.

Increased demand on Oklahoma’s limited behavioral health workforce will be one of the state’s greatest obstacles in expanding Medicaid this year, and would pose unique challenges for commercial managed care. Find out what the state can expect and how it might mitigate these challenges with our latest report on the state of our mental health workforce.

Series overview

Part 1: Greatest needs of Oklahoma's behavioral health workforce

Part 2: Action areas for improving Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce

Part 3: The impact of Medicaid expansion and commercial managed care on Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce

Part 4: Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce issues and COVID-19