Using Medicaid to Support Working Age Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses in the Community
October 17, 2005 Using Medicaid to Support Working Age Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses in the Community This Handbook is designed to improve understanding and provide greater clarity concerning Medicaid's contribution in supporting working-age adults with serious mental illnesses in the community. The Handbook focuses on working age adults between the ages of 21 and 64 with serious mental illnesses, whose need for support extends beyond mental health services that can be effectively provided by primary care physicians or periodic visits to outpatient settings. The mental illnesses these individuals experience result in significant functional impairment and have serious . . .
