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Medicaid Beneficiaries Using Mental Health or Substance Abuse Services in Fee-for-Service Plans in 13 States, 2003
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Medicaid Beneficiaries Using Mental Health or Substance Abuse Services in Fee-for-Service Plans in 13 States, 2003

Published: Sep 30, 2010
Publisher: Psychiatric Services, vol. 61, no. 9
Human Services Disability

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Using Data to Inform Medicaid Behavioral Health Policies and Services

Time frame: 2003-2009

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Authors

Henry T. Ireys

Allison L. Barrett

Jeffrey A. Buck

Thomas W. Croghan

Melanie Au

Judith L. Teich

This study examined Medicaid beneficiaries using mental health or substance abuse services in fee-for-service plans in 13 states in 2003, concluding that they entered general hospitals and visited emergency rooms far more frequently than other beneficiaries.

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