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Making Integration Work: Key Elements for Effective Partnerships between Physical and Behavioral Health Organizations in Medicaid

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A majority of Medicaid’s highest-need, highest-cost beneficiaries have multiple physical conditions, co-occurring mental illness, and/or substance use disorder. Most of these individuals, however, are in fragmented systems of care with little to no coordination across providers — often resulting in poor quality and high costs. Better care coordination for this population has the potential to improve health outcomes and control spending, as well as reduce homelessness and criminal justice system encounters.

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    Tailored Approaches for Medicaid Physical-Behavioral Health Integration in Washington State: Lessons for States September 2020
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    Washington State’s Transition to Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Care September 2020
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    Making Integration Work: Key Elements for Effective Partnerships between Physical and Behavioral Health Organizations in Medicaid February 2020
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    Coordinating Physical and Behavioral Health Services for Dually Eligible Members with Serious Mental Illness December 2019

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January 2020 The Importance of Integrated Care Models that Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs

Years ago, when I worked as a certified nurse-midwife in a federally qualified health center in the South Bronx in New York City, I worried: Was I actually helping the women that I cared for? While I provided prenatal, gynecological, and primary care, I often felt I was just scratching the surface of what patients… Read more »

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