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Use of Psychotropic Medications by Medicaid Beneficiaries

The presentation summarizes a chapter on Medicaid beneficiaries’ use of psychotropic medications, planned for MACPAC’s June 2015 Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. Among other topics, the chapter will cover psychotropic drug utilization and spending, their risk to users, and federal and state agency initiatives to ensure the appropriate use of psychotropic drugs.