Michigan in a State of Change: System Change for Behavioral Health Follows Children’s Waiver Implementation

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Cover Story

As Michigan's Department of Community Health (DCH) prepares to release its final plan to competitively bid out care management and consumer services under a capitated model for mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities, the State has begun a comparable process for children's services. Under a 1915(b) managed specialty services waiver, DCH has been working toward the competitive procurement of contracts to manage Medicaid mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services. County mental health boards . . .