This article examines recent changes to Medicaid and their effects on mental health services, noting that one group of changes will further limit mental health funding flexibility while increasing provider accountability and  state authority.  The author contends that another group changes will promote "person-centered" treatment and community-based care. 

Buck, J. A. (2009). Recent changes in Medicaid policy and their possible effects on mental health services. Psychiatric Services, 60, 1504-1509. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.60.11.1504 http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/11/1504

Authors: Jeffery A. Buck.