Behavioral Health Medicaid Trends Show States’ Desire To Innovate, Shift Toward Integrated Financing Models
As a primary payer for behavioral health services, and the main payer serving the population with serious mental illness (SMI), state Medicaid programs are an important barometer for the behavioral health market. Medicaid accounted for 25% of the $186 billion spent on mental health (excluding addiction) in 2014. Consumers with SMI are disproportionately served by the public health system, with Medicaid serving a large portion (32%) of those consumers, including those dually-eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
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