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Mental Disorders and Service Use Among Welfare and Disability Program Participants in Fee-for-Service Medicaid
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Mental Disorders and Service Use Among Welfare and Disability Program Participants in Fee-for-Service Medicaid

Published: May 01, 2010
Publisher: Psychiatric Services, vol. 61, no. 5
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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

LaDonna Pavetti

Michelle K. Derr

Jacqueline F. Kauff

Allison Barrett

This study identified Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients (that is, welfare recipients) who use mental health services, compared them with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, and estimated the number of TANF recipients who might qualify for SSI.

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