Blue Cross And Brattleboro Retreat Create LLC To Manage Mental Health Claims

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont is teaming up with the Brattleboro Retreat – Vermont's largest psychiatric hospital – to create a company aimed at integrating mental health and substance abuse services with those of traditional health care through creation of Vermont Collaborative Care. The 16-person limited liability company will open its doors to Blue Cross' 200,000 members on July 1. While the LLC will only work with Blue Cross at the outset, its leaders are interested in contracting out to other health care organizations in the future. Vermont Collaborative Care will replace Magellan . . .