Research Letter

Medicare and Medicaid Behavioral Health Service Use Among Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan Enrollees

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.54246

January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence of behavioral health services among Medicare and Medicaid enrollees in dual-eligible special needs plans and the distribution paid for by each program.

Corresponding Author: Hyunjee Kim, PhD, Center for Health Systems Effectiveness, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code: MDYCHSE, Portland, OR 97239-3098 (kihy@ohsu.edu).

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