New York Begins Readiness Reviews For Integrated Medicaid Medical/Behavioral Managed Care Plans Outside New York City

During March 2016, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is starting on-site readiness reviews for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) that will provide integrated medical and specialty behavioral health services to Medicaid beneficiaries living outside the New York City (NYC) area. The state is in the process of ending its Medicaid behavioral health carve out for specialty services. The integrated plans went live in New York City in January 2016. The MCOs are slated to begin providing services outside the NYC area on July 1, 2016.

As part of the move to integrate behavioral health, all . . .