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Using Medicaid to Finance Health Care and Supportive Services

RESOURCES Medicaid Toolkit Home Primers/Introductory information Improving Access to Medicaid Services for People Who Are Homeless Guidance for State Medicaid Programs Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Advocacy Health Reform and Medicaid Additional Resources contact us Sabrina Edgington, MSSW

Financing Supportive Services Medicaid Coverage of Peer Support for People with Mental Illness: Available Research and State Examples, November 2008- this report provides information to assist State Medicaid Agencies and their partner mental health agencies in efforts to incorporate peer support into the Medicaid program. Leveraging Medicaid: A Guide to Using Medicaid Financing in Supportive Housing, July 2008- prepared by the Corporation for Supportive Housing and the Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. to facilitate the use of Medicaid as a source of funding for services in permanent supportive housing. Financing Dental Services The Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement Rates on Access to Dental Care prepared for the National Academy for State Health Policy, March 2008 Financing Behavioral Health Services Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings, February 2008, prepared by SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services. This report identifies the barriers to Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for mental health services provided in a primary care setting. Several strategies to overcome the barriers are proposed for policymakers.