Managed behavioral health care: lessons from Massachusetts

Since implementing the first statewide carve-out for behavioral health care in 1992, Massachusetts has achieved sustained reductions in cost, increases in access, and improvements in major quality measures. This introduction to a special issue describes the context, linkages with primary care, consu...

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Published in:	Administration and policy in mental health and mental health services research Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 311 - 319
Main Authors:	Shepard, Donald S, Daley, Marilyn C, Beinecke, Richard H, Hurley, Clare L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Springer Nature B.V 01-03-2005
Subjects:	Health care Managed Care Programs - organization & administration Massachusetts Medicine Mental Health Services - organization & administration Primary Health Care - organization & administration Specialization Massachusetts
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Summary:	Since implementing the first statewide carve-out for behavioral health care in 1992, Massachusetts has achieved sustained reductions in cost, increases in access, and improvements in major quality measures. This introduction to a special issue describes the context, linkages with primary care, consumer satisfaction, unmet need, performance incentives (a key component of the success), stakeholder perspectives, and impacts on special populations.
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ISSN:	0894-587X 1573-3289
DOI:	10.1007/s10488-004-1661-4