Four Physical/Behavioral Health Integration Models Emerging in State Plans
Hot 'Off The Wire' News for the Week of November 14, 2011
States planning to integrate physical and behavioral health care services can look to four emerging models. The models include integrated care entities operated by managed care organizations (MCO); primary care case management (PCCM) programs; behavioral health organizations (BHO); and a partnership model that aligns finances for MCOs, PCCMs, and BHOs. The models were presented in “State Options for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care,” a technical assistance brief by the Center for Health Care Strategies and Mathematica Policy Research for the Integrated Care Resource Center (ICRC), a national initiative of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The ICRC provides technical assistance for states to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of care for high-need, high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries... Full Article (all members)
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