ValueOptions & McKesson Partnership To Provide Integrated Behavioral Health Care In New Nevada Medicaid Contract

On May 27, 2014, ValueOptions and McKesson announced a partnership to provide integrated behavioral health care for a new Nevada Medicaid managed care contract that began on June 1, 2014. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) is launching a new care management organization (CMO), known as the Health Care Guidance Program. The program will provide care management services for up to 41,500 Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries who have one or more chronic health conditions, a persistent mental health or addiction disorder, or who have high service utilization . . .