Long-term Forecast of Medicaid Enrollment Spending in Alaska:

Appendix B: Medicaid Service Category Descriptions
Service Group Service Category Description
Behavioral
Health
Behavioral
Health
Behavioral
Health
Long-term Care
Inpatient Psychiatric
Hospital
Outpatient Mental Health
Residential
Psychiatric/Behavioral
Rehabilitation Services
Home & Community
Based Waiver
Long-term Care Home Health/Hospice
Long-term Care Nursing Home
Long-term Care Personal Care
Inpatient psychiatric hospital services
Appendix B
Outpatient mental health services, psychology services, and
drug abuse centers
Residential psychiatric treatment centers and behavioral
rehabilitation services (BRS)
Home and community based long-term care services offered
through Medicaid Waivers including Alaska Pioneer Homes,
assisted living homes, respite care, adult day care, chore
services, residential and day habilitation, nutrition, and meals.
Home health services, hospice care, nutrition services, and
private duty nursing
Skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities including
intermediate-care facilities for the mentally retarded; and
temporary long-term care services
Personal care attendant services including agency-based and
consumer-directed programs
Primary Care Dental Dental services for children and adults
Primary Care
Primary Care
Durable Medical
Equipment/Supplies
Early & Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis &
Testing
Primary Care Health Clinic
Primary Care Inpatient Hospital Inpatient hospital services
Durable medical equipment (DME), medical supplies,
prosthetics, and orthotics
Early, periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT)
including preventive health checkups, health screenings and
immunizations
Health clinic services including rural health clinics, federallyqualified
health clinics and tribal health clinics
Primary Care Laboratory/X-Ray Laboratory, x-ray and diagnostic services
Primary Care Other Services Other services not classified elsewhere
Primary Care Outpatient Hospital
Primary Care Pharmacy Prescription drugs
Primary Care
Physician/Practitioner
Services
Primary Care Therapy/Rehabilitation
Primary Care Transportation
Outpatient hospital services, outpatient surgery services, and
end-stage renal disease services
Physician, podiatrist, advanced nurse practitioner, and
midwifery services
Outpatient rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech therapy, audiology, and chiropractic services
Emergency and non-emergency medically necessary
transportation and accommodation
Primary Care Vision Optometrist services and eyeglasses
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