Medicaid & Treatment for People with Substance Abuse Problems

Introduction: Medicaid & Medicaid Coverage for Treatment of Alcohol & Drug Disorders; Overview of Medicaid & Substance Abuse Treatment; Insurance Instability: Replacement of Aid to Families with Dependent Children by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families & Impact on Medicaid Clients with Substance Abuse Problems; History of Medicaid Managed Care & Substance Abuse Treatment; Medicaid Managed Care for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Clients; Medicaid Managed Care & Drug Court Outcomes; Research & Evaluation Challenges Pertaining to Medicaid Clients with Substance Abuse: Indeterminacy in Data Linkage; Medicaid & Methadone; Concurrent Access to Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services for Medicaid Clients in Publicly Funded Treatment Systems; Impact of Eliminating Medicaid Treatment Benefits; Eliminating Then (sort of) Restoring Substance Abuse & Mental Health Benefits in the Oregon Health Plan: Effects on Treatment for the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Clients; The Impact of Oregon Health Plan Cuts on Substance Abuse Treatment; Potential of Enhanced Demographic & Social Data in Prediction of Health Care Costs Related to Substance Abuse in Medicaid & Privately Insured Populations; State Innovations for Enhancing Access to Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment; Conclusion: Medicaid & Substance Abuse Treatment in the Next Half-Century; Index.