Estimated Medicaid Expenditures for Health Care of People Afflicted with Chronic Mental Illness

摘要

The primary objective of the study was to develop a national estimate of Medicaid expenditures on behalf of the chronically mentally ill. The chronically mentally ill were defined in terms of specific diagnosis codes, detailed data on actual expenditures were collected from six States, descriptive material and total expenditure data were collected for non-sample States, Medicaid expenditures for the chronically mentally ill were tabulated and analyzed in detail, the data was then combined to project a national expenditure estimate. Tables were produced which estimate both expenditures and recipients by: recipient eligibility, age, and type of provider; and by diagnostic category and type of provider. A State-by-State analysis of Medicaid-funded mental health benefits was also produced.