Colorado’s Medicaid Mental Health Services Program: Issues & Future Direction

February 22, 2008 This report was written by Deborah L. Trout, Ph.D., former manager of the Office of Behavioral Health and Housing in the Colorado Health Care Financing and Policy Department. Dr. Trout assessed the strengths and weaknesses of Colorado's current mental health program through a stakeholder review survey. She also sought to provide recommendations regarding advancing the state's mental health program in the future, generating increased interest among vendors and consumers, and evaluating alternative types of service delivery models . . .