Dr. Thorpe points out that under the AHCA, federal cuts to Medicaid expansion would force states to cover Medicaid costs and result in cuts to Medicaid coverage. Medicaid costs for mental health patients are more than double what they are for patients without mental illnesses, which could potentially lead these programs to be first on the chopping block for states
Dr. Thorpe argues that untreated mental illness can lead to unnecessary jailing costs as well as unproductive employees, leading to avoidable costs for the public and private sector that would be more expensive than the state’s savings in Medicaid funding.
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