Medicaid

As the largest payer of mental health services in the United States, Medicaid programs have an opportunity to promote high-quality care for serious and persistent mental illnesses (SPMI) through the use of reimbursement strategies and policies that encourage the delivery of evidence-based practices (EBPs).

Despite enormous expenditures and innovations in treatment, the United States health care system does not consistently deliver effective treatment to individuals with serious mental illnesses. Health care reform promises to make insurance benefits newly available to many, eliminate inequitable

Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013

By: Emily Sama-Miller and Jacqueline Kauff Mathematica Policy Research

  ASPE RESEARCH BRIEF The Value of Health Insurance: Few of the Uninsured Have Adequate Resources to Pay Potential Hospital Bills May 2011

This report reflects existing published and unpublished literature on permanent supportive housing (PSH) for people who are chronically homeless. It has a particular focus on the role that Medicaid currently plays in covering the costs of the supportive services that help people keep their housing and improve their health and quality of life.

Federal Financial Participation in State Assistance Expenditures; Federal Matching Shares for Medicaid, the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, Blind, or Disabled Persons for FY 2012 [Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)][Notices]

ASPE is releasing a 2010 update of "Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services, A Primer". This is an update of the well-received document ASPE released in 2000 to address conflicting understanding and interpretation of Medicaid home and community-based services options.