(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Skip To Content
(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (image) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Search SAMHSA Financing
Financing Main Menu
Topics
Post Type
Financing Center of Excellence

Managed care and the quality of substance abuse treatment.

Posted on December 17, 2008 11:18

Topics: Managed Care | Medicaid | Outcomes | Substance Use

Post Type:

This study of the Massachusetts Medicaid program set out to determine the outcomes associated with managed behavioral health care carve outs for substance abuse treatment.  Access and continuity of care were improved under the carve out but readmission rates deteriorated.  The authors discuss the implications of these findings for improving Medicaid behavioral health outcomes and policy. 

Shepard, D. S., Daley, M., Ritter, G. A., Hodgkin, D., & Beinecke, R. H. (2002). Managed care and the quality of substance abuse treatment. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 5(4), 163-74. http://www.icmpe.org/test1/journal/issues/v5i4/v5i4abs04.html

Authors: Donald S. Shepard, Marilyn Daley, Grant A. Ritter, Dominic Hoddgkin, Richard H. Beinecke.


E-mail to Friend | Print | Permalink | | Post RSSRSS comment feed

Subscribe
Recent Posts
Previous Posts
Centers and Offices