The committee extends its sincere thanks to the many individuals who shared their time and expertise to support its work and inform its deliberations. This study was sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) through A-G Associates.

The committee benefited greatly from discussions with the individuals who presented at the committee’s webinars: Keris Jän Myrick, Audrey Levine, Laura Van Tosh, Lisa Butler, Laura Marshal, Eboni S. Dabney, Warren Ng, Karin Jeffers, Margaret Adam, Rakhee Patel, Tyler Vermillion, Heather Jefferies, Cara Cheevers, Brook Hall, Paula Stone, Sean M. Robbins, Lindsey Browning, and Douglas Jacobs. Agendas for the public meetings are provided in Appendix D.

Our appreciation goes to the reviewers for their invaluable feedback on an earlier draft of the report and to the monitor and coordinator who oversaw the report review. The committee acknowledges the many staff within the Health and Medicine Division who provided support in various ways to this project, including Udara Perera (study director), Abigail Godwin (research associate), Marc Meisnere (senior program officer), Elizabeth Ferré (research associate), Torrie Brown (program coordinator), Eliza Souser (senior program assistant), Emma Rooney (research assistant), and Greysi Patton (finance business partner). The committee extends great thanks and appreciation to Sharyl J. Nass, senior director, Board on Health Care Services, who oversaw the project. The committee also appreciates Anne Marie Houppert and Christopher Lao-Scott (senior librarians) for their research assistance and fact checking. The report review, production, and communications staff all provided valuable guidance to ensure the success of the final product. Robert Pool is credited for the superb editorial assistance in preparing the final report.