New Jersey To Launch $30 Million Performance-Based Enhanced Care Management Program For Opioid Use Disorder

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is preparing to launch a performance-based enhanced care management (ECM) program valued at $30 million annually that will serve individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD). The ECM program will be available statewide to 5,400 individuals with high acuity OUD as determined by DSM-5 criteria, or a previous opioid overdose episode. The ECM will pay for services not reimbursed from other DMHAS Initiatives, private insurance, or Medicaid. The ECM will pay for individuals not eligible for other payers as long as they . . .