Twin Falls Times-News: Idaho, Utah Lead Medicaid Gap States In Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
Of the non-expansion states, Idaho and Utah have the highest level of uninsured, low-income residents with mental illness or substance-abuse disorders — 39 and 40 percent, respectively. Substance-use disorders, from opiate addiction to alcoholism, currently disqualify a person from Medicare, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability and Medicaid coverage. (Matthews, 3/28)
Twin Falls Times-News: Idaho, Utah Lead Medicaid Gap States In Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
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