North Carolina DHHS Awards $4.4 Million To Three LME/MCOs To Fund 15 Mobile Addiction Treatment Units

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) awarded $4.4 million in funding to three local management entity/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) to support 15 mobile addiction treatment units. The units will provide screening, assessment, treatment, primary care, and recovery support services. The funding was awarded to LME/MCOs Eastpointe, Partners Health Management, and Trillium Health Resources.

NCDHHS provided the funds to LME/MCOs that expressed interest in using mobile units in underserved communities with limited access to treatment options. The state’s LME/MCOs administer public Medicaid and non-Medicaid behavioral health services within their . . .