State Medicaid agencies are playing an increasing role in funding, managing, and monitoring public mental health services in States, reflecting the steady growth over the last three decades in the share of public mental health services funded by Medicaid. Yet relatively little is known on a State-by-State basis about how Medicaid agencies are exercising their responsibilities for mental health services. The survey described in this report begins to fill that gap.
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“The need for reform in the care of mentally ill persons caught up in the judicial system”
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Charles Ingoglia, of The National Council, Presentation at the 2008 CBHC Annual Training Conference
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Mental Health Parity Bill Enacted – Milliman Bulletin, October 7, 2008
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Chronic Conditions and Comorbid Pyschological Disorders
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