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How Are the Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Different from Those of Other Medicaid Buy-In Participants?
08/11/2010 | Requests *Summary
Learn about how Medicaid Buy-In participants with severe mental illness compare to other program participants. Their characteristics, employment experiences, and medical expenditures are profiled in this issue brief. It is shown that these individuals have lower medical expenditures and better employment outcomes than participants with other disabling conditions, at least in the short to medium term. Research results, policy implications and next steps are discussed.
Author
Liu, Su; Croake, Sarah
Available Files
- Issue Brief PDF (388K, 6 pages)
- Issue Brief Off-site link (6 pages)
Keywords
Wages and Benefits; Medicaid Buy-In; severe mental illness; SMI; MBI; employment; schizophrenia; affective disorders; anxiety disorders; HHSM-500-2005-00025I (0008); SSDI beneficiaries
Topic
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Type/Tool
Data, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers
Source
Mathematica Policy Research
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
10/01/2010
Contact
Jody Schimmel
Mathematica Policy Research
jschimmel@mathematica-mpr.com
202-554-7550
Mathematica Policy Research
jschimmel@mathematica-mpr.com
202-554-7550
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