High Risk, High Reward

More than one in three non-elderly adults enrolled in Medicaid have a mental illness (35%), including 10% with a serious mental illness, according to a recent report, 5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage For Adults With Mental Illness. These rates are higher than those among adults with private insurance or uninsured adults.

The data is interesting.;Among Medicaid adults, mental illness is most prevalent among White adults, rural or small metro residents, those aged 26-34, and females.;And those rates vary by state—from 22% in New Jersey to 51% in Iowa. Similarly, the percentage of . . .