Executive Briefings | June 20, 2014
Update On Behavioral Health Carve-Outs From Medicaid MCOs
Laura Morgan
Over the past few years, we've seen a shift in the use of "carve-out" financing in health plans. The shift? Away from carve-out by specialty (behavioral health, cancer treatment, radiology, pharmaceuticals, etc.) to a new carve-out by consumer type (for example, individuals with serious mental illness or SMI, see The New Carve-Out & More Seismic Change). A reader responded by asking what the current carve-out "map" looks like for Medicaid. To answer, our team at OPEN . . .