Kaiser Family Foundation March 17, 2023
Medicaid plays a key role in covering and financing care for people with behavioral health needs. To better understand the variation in access to behavioral health services for adults in Medicaid, KFF contracted with Health Management Associates (HMA) to survey Medicaid directors in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify those behavioral health services covered for adult beneficiaries in their fee-for-service (FFS) programs.
The survey captured information about services covered, cost-sharing requirements, and notable limits on those services as of July 1, 2022. While we...