Emerging Market Models for Behavioral Health and Human Service Organizations Their Financial & Technology Implications

March 13, 2009 In her presentation at the 2009 OPEN MINDS Best Management Practices Institute, Ms. Oss asked her audience to consider the five key drivers of emerging market models for care delivery organizations: Shifts in mental health and addiction treatment financing. The public sector now funds 58% of mental health treatment services and 77% of addiction treatment services. For mental health, Medicaid is now the single largest funder, with state and local funders the largest source of addiction treatment funding. Changes to the Medicaid and Medicare programs such as behavioral health parity in Medicare. The definitions of and eligibility . . .