Medicaid's role in financing health care for children with behavioral health care needs in the special education system: Implications of the deficit reduction act

Journal of School Health

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 532-538

  Mandell, David S ^a,d   Machefsky, Aliza ^a   Rubin, David ^a,b   Feudtner, Chris ^a,b   Pita, Susmita ^a,b   Rosenbaum, Sara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficit reduction act; Medicaid; Mental health; Policy; Special education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHILADELPHIA; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52249121784     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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