Medicaid Handbook: Interface with Behavioral Health Services|SAMHSA

Medicaid Handbook: Interface with Behavioral Health Services|SAMHSA

Medicaid Handbook: Interface with Behavioral Health Services

Reviews Medicaid and its role in financing services and treatment for mental health disorders and substance use disorders. Discusses services included in state Medicaid plans, the role of the provider, reimbursement, and other factors related to Medicaid.

Guidelines or Manual -ELECTRONIC ONLY

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• Full Handbook (PDF, 2 MB)
• Introduction (PDF, 260 KB)
• Module 1: Medicaid's Importance to Mental Health & Substance Use Services(PDF, 407 KB)
• Module 2: Medicaid Overview (PDF, 456 KB)
• Module 3: The Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Benefit Package(PDF, 298 KB)
• Module 4: Providers of Behavioral Health Services(PDF, 274 KB)
• Module 5: Structure and Reimbursement Methodologies(PDF, 356 KB)
• Module 6: Care Coordination Initiatives(PDF, 265 KB)
• Module 7: Recent Federal Legislation and Medicaid and Medicare(PDF, 359 KB)
• Module 8: The Relationship between Medicare and Medicaid(PDF, 255 KB)
• Module 9: Practical Guides to Medicaid State Plans and Waivers(PDF, 279 KB)
• Module 10: Basic Information and Tools(PDF, 222 KB)

Pub id: SMA13-4773
Publication Date: 8/2013
Popularity: Not ranked 
Format: Guidelines or Manual
Audience: People with Alcohol Use or Abuse Problems as Audience, People with Substance Use or Abuse Problems as Audience, Health Insurance Providers, Community Coalitions, People with Mental Health Problems as Audience, Family & Advocates, Grant Seekers & Grantees, HHS Staff, Professional Care Providers, Program Planners, Administrators, & Project Managers, Public Health Professionals 
Population Group: Uninsured or Underinsured, People with Mental Health Problems as Population Group, People with Alcohol Use or Abuse Problems as Population Group, People with Substance Use or Abuse Problems as Population Group

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