Tennessee Average Behavioral Health Capitation Rate $30.30 PMPM: State Medicaid Behavioral Health Rates Up To $100.73 PMPM

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry Statistics

Tennessee has one of the lowest average Medicaid per member per month rates for behavioral health services and one of the highest statewide per capita expenditures for behavioral health. These were the findings of a report entitled, Development of Per Capita Costs for the TennCare and TennCare Partners Programs for State Fiscal Year 2003 prepared in May, 2002 for the Tennessee Office of the Comptroller. The state of Tennessee average Medicaid behavioral health per member per month cost was $30 . . .