The Relationship Between State Mental Health Agency and Medicaid Spending with Outcomes.

The Relationship Between State Mental Health Agency and Medicaid Spending with Outcomes.
Community Ment Health J. 2020 Jun 04;:
Authors: Robinson RJ, Palka JM, Brown ES
Abstract
Little is known about relationships between state mental health expenditures and outcomes. This analysis evaluated relationships between spending and income across the states and mental health outcomes. Relationships between state per capita SMHA and Medicaid mental health spending, as well as median household income, percent of residents on Medicaid and Mental Health America (MHA) ranking, suicide and incarceration rates were assessed using correlations and multiple regressions. Median household income predicted MHA overall and youth ranking. Per capita Medicaid mental health spending predicted MHA prevalence ranking. Median household income and Medicaid spending predicted access to care ranking and incarcerations. Median income, Medicaid spending and percent receiving Medicaid predicted suicide rate. The findings suggest median household income may, in some cases, predict mental health treatment quality and outcomes more strongly than spending. However, the relationship with per capita mental health Medicaid spending on outcomes is also noteworthy.
PMID: 32500452 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - June 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Robinson RJ, Palka JM, Brown ES Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research