National Behavioral Consortium Expects Growth in 2001
March 5, 2001 National Behavioral Consortium Expects Growth in 2001 The National Behavioral Consortium was founded in 1999 by six regional and local managed behavioral health organizations (MBHOs), and it is expected to grow to 15 members by the end of 2001. The purpose of the Consortium is to enhance the competitiveness of regional plans, explained John Quick, Ph.D., President of the Consortium and Chief Executive Officer of New Directions Behavioral Health in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Regional plans are a lot different from larger plans, Dr. Quick explained. Regional MBHOs have the advantage of customer and provider proximity, which . . .
