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