Medicaid Recipients Have Trouble Finding Mental Health Care

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Based on their findings, the authors concluded that to improve mental health and substance abuse treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries, treatments should be provided wherever it will be sought -- in hospital inpatient, emergency department, outpatient and community-based settings.

"We need to provide treatment to people wherever they appear in the treatment system instead of increasing treatment in one setting -- such as the community-based setting -- and hoping they come there," said Clark.

More information

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has more about mental and substance abuse disorders.