Comparing Approaches to Identify Mobile Crisis Services in Medicaid Administrative Claims

Key Points

• The study aims to develop a framework for identifying mobile crisis services using Medicaid claims data.
• Combined claims data from mobile unit, home, and homeless shelter codes with procedure codes.
• Analyzed the alignment of these codes with state-reported coverage.
• Employed a moderate approach to assess the effectiveness of the identification method.
• The combined approach showed strong alignment with state-reported mobile crisis coverage.
• Demonstrated potential for effective cross-state monitoring of crisis service delivery.