Mental Disorders Among Non-Elderly Nursing Home Residents
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Using Data to Inform Medicaid Behavioral Health Policies and Services
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Despite federal nursing home policies designed to prevent inappropriate institutionalization, many Medicaid beneficiaries under age 65 with serious mental illness may be inappropriately admitted to nursing facilities. A combination of the Medicaid policy requiring coverage for nursing home care and a lack of appropriate community-based care options may be the cause.
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