Medicaid Financing Of State And County Psychiatric Hospitals

Medicaid Financing of State and County Psychiatric Hospitals

A common perception is that public psychiatric hospitals receive little or no Medicaid funds because of the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. This policy prohibits Medicaid reimbursement for care provided to individuals older than 21 years or younger than 65 years if the care is delivered in psychiatric institutions. Nevertheless, while States continue to provide substantial support to public psychiatric hospitals, in recent years Medicaid has funded an increasing share of the operations of these facilities. This study was undertaken to address the lack of comprehensive information regarding the nature and . . .