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Background

Psychosis involves “… some loss of contact with reality… [where] a person’s thoughts and perceptions are disrupted…[and they] may have difficulty recognizing [what is] real and [unreal]”^[i] that can be part of a variety of diagnoses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Psychosis impacts ~3/100 people at some time in their life and 100,000 people over 21 years old annually nationwide.^[ii] However, only about 10-15% of people experiencing their first episode of psychosis receive an evidence-based coordinated specialty care model.[iii] The best practice is intervention within the first three months of symptom onset that decreases psychosis duration, probability of recurrence, lifetime cost, and improves quality of life. In Washington State, over 4,300 people with Medicaid received their first psychotic disorder diagnosis in 2021, with an estimated incidence of 235/100,000 Medicaid enrollees annually.[iv] Incongruent coverage between public and private payors creates barriers to access for people on private or employer-sponsored plans

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[i] National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Understanding psychosis. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/understanding-psychosis

[ii] National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). Psychosis. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Psychosis/

[iii] National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2024). Scaling coordinated specialty care for first episode psychosis: Insights from a national impact model. Retrieved from https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Scaling-CSC-for-FEP-Insights-from-a-National-Impact-Model.pdf

[iv] Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. (n.d.). Behavioral health benefits of supported employment: Impacts of individual placement and support programs on Medicaid recipients with severe mental illness. Retrieved from https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/rda/reports/research-3-54.pdf