Federal regulations encourage state Medicaid agencies to use external quality review organizations (EQROs) to help implement strategies for assessing and improving the quality of medical services provided to beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans. However, many states have not availed...

The Medicaid Buy-In program was designed to help adults with disabilities obtain or keep their employment without fear of losing health insurance. This report presents a snapshot of the program in 2005 that captures the interplay of policy features, enrollment trends, and participant...

Promoting employment for people with disabilities is an important policy objective for the nation. The first brief in a new series on the Medicaid Buy-In program, which extends Medicaid coverage to people with disabilities who go to work so they do not lose health care, examines participant...

Mental health care is an important component of comprehensive health insurance for children with special health care needs (CSHCN), who often have emotional and behavioral disorders as either a primary diagnosis or secondary to co-occurring physical conditions, sensory disabilities, or chronic...

Using data from two national surveys, this article examines the extent to which residential treatment facilities consistently implement certain practices following incidents of seclusion or restraint. The study found that 76 percent of facilities reported having secluded or restrained youth in...

This study found the use of injectable antipsychotics varied substantially among state Medicaid programs. African Americans received a disproportionate share in many states.

With better access to health care and employment supports, individuals with physical and mental impairments can stay employed, maintain health, and avoid becoming dependent on federal disability benefits. To help American workers with potentially disabling conditions achieve these goals,...

This study used Medicaid claims to examine patterns of out-of-home care—residential treatment, psychiatric hospitals, and general hospitals—and identify demographic and diagnostic characteristics associated with the sector of care used. The study also looked at whether youth had...