Rowland Diane, Garfield Rachel, Elias Risa
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2003 Sep-Oct;22(5):73-83. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.22.5.73.
Although Medicaid was not designed as a mental health program, it is now a major source of financing for mental health services and care, especially for the chronically mentally ill. This paper examines the role Medicaid plays today for the low-income population with mental health needs and then reviews some of the current pressures and challenges in the program that could reshape this role.
尽管医疗补助计划并非作为一项心理健康项目而设立，但它如今却是心理健康服务与护理的主要资金来源，尤其是对于慢性精神病患者而言。本文探讨了医疗补助计划如今在满足有心理健康需求的低收入人群方面所发挥的作用，随后审视了该计划当前可能重塑这一作用的一些压力和挑战。
