Executive Briefings | July 30, 2015
Carve-Out Or No
The primary carve-out model of financing and managing behavioral health services is on the wane. In a number of states – the primary behavioral health carve-out in Medicaid has either been replaced (New Mexico and Oregon), or is in the process of being replaced (Colorado, Washington, and Louisiana) by integrating financing for behavioral health services through health plans. The recent approval of a primary behavioral health carve-out for consumers with serious mental illness (SMI) in California (see California & The Mental Health Carve . . .