How Are the Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Different from Those of Other Medicaid Buy-In Participants?

How Are the Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Different from Those of Other Medicaid Buy-In Participants?

Working with Disability Work and Insurance in Brief #11
Published: Aug 30, 2010
Publisher: Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research
This issue brief profiles Medicaid Buy-In participants with severe mental illness and compares their characteristics, employment experiences, and medical expenditures with those of other program participants. These individuals have better employment outcomes than participants with other disabling conditions, at least in the short to medium term.

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