Download or read book Medicaid Financing for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Children and Adolescents written by Harriette B. Fox and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed analysis of Medicaid financing of mental health & substance abuse prevention services for children. Background information is provided on eligibility, reimbursement, financing, & administration, with the primary focus on Medicaid benefit policies. The report is intended to assist primarily State, but also Federal & local substance abuse & mental health agency staff in their efforts to use Medicaid more effectively as a source of payment for services to low-income children. Includes appendix of Medicaid coverage policies & glossary. Also includes a 28-page brochure, A Consumer's Guide to Mental Health ServicesÓ (1994).