How the Affordable Care Act Can Support Employment for People with Mental Illness

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Article Publication Date: 
5/30/2014
Summary: 
In this issue brief, the authors explore the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that may enable Americans with mental illness to obtain the mental health treatment and support services they need to continue working or get back to work.
Article Author: 
Siegwarth, Allison Wishon; Blyer, Crystal;
Sources: 
ASPE/DALTCP
Programs/Initiatives: 
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
employment; health insurance coverage; health insurance reform; serious mental illness; psychiatric disorders; Social Security Disability Insurance; Supplemental Security Income; job-development services; employment-support services; Medicaid expansion;

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