Document Type
Report
Publication Date
10-23-2008
Abstract
Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health services in the United States, contributing more than any other private or public source of funding. This background paper highlights the variety of services and supports needed by individuals with mental illness and Medicaid’s increasing role in mental health coverage. It provides an overview of Medicaid coverage of mental health services and identifies some of the key challenges in providing that coverage.
Recommended Citation
Shirk, Cynthia, "Medicaid and Mental Health Services" (2008). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 208.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/208
Open Access
yes
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Comments
Background paper no. 66