This handbook is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the Medicaid program.
Throughout this document, the term Behavioral healt.
The goal is for the reader to navigate his or her state Medicaid program so that he or she can contribute meaningfully to policy conversations related to provision of Behavioral Health Services to individuals who are eligible for Medicaid.
There is a specific emphasis on the interplay between Medicaid principles and Behavioral Health services.
This handbook is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the Medicaid program