CMS has announced that 11 states and the District of Columbia have been selected to participate in the ACA’s Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration. The demonstration will test whether Medicaid beneficiaries experiencing a psychiatric emergency get more immediate, appropriate care when institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) receive Medicaid reimbursement. The demonstration will provide up to $75 million in federal Medicaid matching funds over three years to: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Through the initiative, IMDs will receive Medicaid reimbursement for emergency care provided to Medicaid enrollees aged 21 to 64 with acute need for treatment.