Integrating Behavioral Health into Medicaid Managed Care: Design and Implementation Lessons from State Innovators
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Medicaid enrollees with behavioral health needs have a high prevalence of chronic conditions and are often frequent users of physical and behavioral health services. This brief, made possible by Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, provides insights from Medicaid officials and health plan representatives in five states — Arizona, Florida, Kansas, New York and Texas — that are pursuing innovative approaches to integrate behavioral health services within a comprehensive managed care arrangement. It explores key lessons to guide state integration efforts designed to improve outcomes and reduce costs:
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تاریخ انتشار 2016