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Using Medicaid to Support Young Children's Healthy Mental Development

Author(s): 
Johnson, K., Kaye, N.
Organization: 
National Academy for State Health Policy
Publisher: 
The Commonwealth Fund
Date Published: 
January, 2003

This report examines both why and how state Medicaid programs can support children's healthy mental development and includes a discussion of how states can use Medicaid to better support young children's social/emotional development even in the current economic climate. It includes specific strategies Medicaid agencies can use (and have used) to support young children's healthy mental development.

Download a copy of Using Medicaid to Support Young Children's Healthy Mental Development (PDF, 298 KB) from the National Academy for State Health Policy Web site.