Enrollment and Service Use Patterns Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness Receiving Expedited Medicaid on Release From State Prisons, County Jails, and Psychiatric Hospitals

摘要

Objective: This study examined postrelease patterns of Medicaid coverage and use of services among persons with severe mental illness who were referred for expedited Medicaid enrollment before their release from state prisons, county jails, and psychiatric hospitals in Washington State during 2006, the first year of a new policy authorizing this practice.