Integrated Care at Last?

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Behavioral Health Policy Advocate
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, care coordination, healthcare fragmentation, integrated care, Medicaid, mental health, physical health, substance use disorders
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This issue of Behavioral Health News is devoted to current efforts to integrate care for people with behavioral health conditions. So many complex mechanisms are being created that I get lost in the maze of confusing names and acronyms. “Health home”, “medical home”, “HARP”,...

Insurance Models to Achieve the Triple Aim

• By: Kristan McIntosh, LMSW Josh Rubin, MPP Meggan Schilkie, MBA Health Management Associates
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral health, care coordination, healthcare fragmentation, integrated care, Medicaid managed care, mental health services, physical health, substance use disorders
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Most people think that the reason for bringing behavioral health services under managed care—a “carve-in”—is to save money. They’re partially right. Carving in services has resulted in savings for the Medicaid program and for States in many instances. In a carve-in, behavioral health...