Patterns of Mental Health Service Utilization and Substance Use Among Adults, 2000 and 2001

Figure 3.8 is a bar chart comparing the percentages of mental health treatment types received by adults with private insurance to those received by adults with Medicaid/CHIP in the past year. The chart shows that among adults with private insurance coverage, 81.3 percent received outpatient treatment only, 73.8 percent received outpatient and medication treatment, 73.3 percent received medication only, and 39.5 percent received inpatient treatment. Among adults with Medicaid/CHIP, 36.0 percent received inpatient treatment, 14.6 percent received medication only, 14.4 percent received outpatient and medication treatment, and 7.6 percent received inpatient treatment in the past year.

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This page was last updated on June 16, 2008.

SAMHSA, an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services in the United States.