North Carolina To Launch Pilots To Improve Mental Health & Substance Use Treatment

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) plans to launch pilot programs to improve mental health and substance use disorder treatment via case management and other targeted strategies. The pilot services will be for Medicaid beneficiaries or for the public, uninsured population.

In preparation for the pilots, DHHS released three requests for applications (RFAs) in October 2016 to the Local Management Entities-Managed Care Organizations (LME-MCOs) that administer the public behavioral health and developmental disability support service system. Two pilot programs will provide case management to individuals going through critical transitions. One pilot program will establish . . .