Medicaid Mental Health Penetration Rate For Children Averages 9%: Per Case Costs Also Vary Between $1,230 And $6,563

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The mental health service penetration rate for children's Medicaid programs averaged 8.1%. Medicaid penetration rate is defined as "the unduplicated number of Medicaid enrollees who received at least one mental health service in a year divided by the total unduplicated number of children enrolled in Medicaid during the same year". While only a few respondents to the survey varied from the average penetration rates, the Medicaid direct service expenditures per child served varied greatly throughout respondents, ranging . . .