The Impact of the ACA’s Medicaid Expansion on Behavioral Health Across the States

• In Event: Politics and Policy in the American States

Brief Overview

Medicaid spending on those with a behavioral health condition is 4 times greater than for those without. This project examines trends in both Medicaid expansion and “carve in/out” status to determine the impact on utilization and expenditures.

Authors

• Bethany Gail Lanese, Kent State University at Kent

• Rebecca Fischbein, Kent State University at Kent

• Chelsea Furda, Kent State University