Treatment Of SSI Mentally Disabled Totals 6-8% Of Total Medicaid Expenditures

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistics Payments for treatment services for the SSI mentally disabled ranged from 6.6% to 8.1% of tota1 Medicaid payments in four states (California, Georgia, Michigan and Tennessee) in 1984 according to an OPEN MINDS analysis of data from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the Social Security Administration. Mentally disabled made up 2.5% to 5.4% of all Medicaid enrollees in 1984. The cost per Medicaid enrollee for services for the mentally disabled ranged from $67.35 per person/year to $113.02 per person . . .