Children in Foster Care: Behavioral Health Care Use in Medicaid

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Many children in the nation’s foster care system – nearly one in three – use behavioral health services. This population represents only three percent of all children in Medicaid, but 15 percent of those using behavioral health services and 29 percent of Medicaid expenditures for children’s behavioral health services.