Special Report: Contracting for Public Mental Health Services: Opinions of Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations

DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 00-3438 Special Report: Contracting for Public Mental Health Services: Opinions of Managed Behavioral Health Care Organizations By Terry Savela, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Gail Robinson, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Sarah Crow, Center for Mental Health Services Office of Managed Care Executive Summary This report synthesizes the collective experiences of four managed behavioral health care organizations (MBHOs) that hold public sector managed care carve-out contracts. Four representatives of these MBHOs participated in a daylong focus group meeting, and two others were interviewed by telephone. The views presented are . . .