This chartbook for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides comprehensive information on Medicaid beneficiaries who use mental health and substance abuse services and places the findings in a broad policy context.

This journal article, based on a study of programs in FL, ME, and MI, concludes that initiatives to expand health insurance for low-income children should consider the structure of the delivery system, particularly the importance of a medical home in ensuring accessible, comprehensive, and...

Examines two generations of Social HMOs (S/HMO I and S/HMO II), models of managed care that incorporate additional long-term care benefits and care coordination services for Medicare beneficiaries. Finds that one of the three S/HMO I plans examined has implemented innovative geriatric...

In 2006, West Virginia established Mountain Health Choices, a key component of the state’s Medicaid redesign efforts. The program offers low-income parents and children the choice of two benefit plans. Beneficiaries receive additional benefits when they follow basic rules that are designed to...

This report describes an evaluation of Oklahoma’s efforts to develop and implement a model program to ensure that eligible individuals with mental illness were enrolled in Medicaid at discharge from state prisons and institutions for mental diseases.

The large number of children who lack health insurance is a source of concern for public officials and policymakers. This brief notes that continuous coverage for children in the SCHIP and Medicaid programs—which allows them to maintain their eligibility for a specified period, regardless...

Examines the extent to which the NHSC has helped underserved communities prepare, recruit, and retain community-responsive, culturally competent primary care clinicians. Notes that clinicians have developed many community-oriented primary care programs for a wide variety of population groups; in...

This report uses Medicaid Analytic eXtract data to provide basic information about American Indian and Alaska Native Medicaid enrollees and their use of Medicaid-financed long-term care services. The data suggest that American Indian/Alaska Native Medicaid recipients use long-term care services...