Behavioral Health Business May 26, 2023
Pennsylvania’s localized approach to Medicaid could be a model for behavioral health and physical health integration nationwide.
That’s according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health Plan and Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, which recently published a policy report in the Journal of Psychiatric Services.
Unlike other states, Medicaid behavioral health in Pennsylvania is funded through and managed via counties that contract with behavioral health managed care organizations. These counties also manage social support programs, like housing services.
Behavioral health is a carve-out benefit in Pennsylvania. Still, it was conceptualized as an integrated human services model from the get-go, according to Dr. Matthew Hurford, president of Community Care Behavioral Health Organization and vice president of behavioral health for...
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