The Shifting CMS View Of Local Management

In many states, local authorities or counties manage all publicly-financed behavioral health services. Our team at OPEN MINDS has tracked the financing and service delivery responsibilities on a state-by-state basis. There are many states where local authorities manage behavioral health services (such as California, Georgia, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) – a significant portion of the U.S. Medicaid population.

These local management initiatives have all been approved through a Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) waiver process. This is why the recent letters by CMS to the State of Washington and . . .