Strategies for Integrating and Coordinating Care for Behavioral Health Populations: Case Studies of Four States
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Summary
This report describes the different strategies that four states are utilizing to improve the integration and coordination of care for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. These strategies include introducing new managed care arrangements and care coordination mechanisms, enhanced payment to providers to deliver comprehensive services, and the full integration of physical and behavioral health services in managed care contracts.
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Keywords
coordination of care; integration; managed care organization; primary care case management; patient-centered medical homes; community health teams; electronic health record; serious mental illness; behavioral health conditions; state programs; Medicaid; provider network; information systems; monitoring; financing;
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