The Impact of Medicaid Enrollment on Veterans Health Administration Enrollees' Behavioral Health Services Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine Veterans Health Administration (VA) enrollees' use of VA services for treatment of behavioral health conditions (BHCs) after gaining Medicaid, and if VA reliance varies by complexity of BHCs.

Data sources/study setting

VA and Medicaid Analytic eXtract utilization data from 31 states, 2006-2010.

Study design

A retrospective, longitudinal study of Veterans enrolled in VA care in the year before and year after enrollment in Medicaid among 7,249 nonelderly Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorder (SUD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other BHCs.

Data collection/extraction methods

Utilization and VA reliance (proportion of care received at VA) for BH outpatient and inpatient services in unadjusted

SUBMITTER: Vanneman ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6235813 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature