Rhiannon Euhus

2 months ago | kff.org | Heather Saunders |Rhiannon Euhus |Alice Burns |Robin Rudowitz

Options under consideration in Congress to significantly reduce Medicaid spending could have major implications for adults who live with mental illness. Nationwide, an estimated 52 million nonelderly adults live with mental illness, and Medicaid covers nearly one in three (29%) of them, or about 15 million adults.