An Evaluation of Contracts Between Managed Care Organizations and Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Agencies and...

An Evaluation of Contracts Between Managed Care Organizations and Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Agencies and...
ISBN-10
0788139002
ISBN-13
9780788139000
Pages
117
Language
English
Published
1998-12
Publisher
DIANE Publishing
Authors
Karen Silver, Sara Rosenbaum, Elizabeth Wehr

Description

A descriptive examination of: (1) the structure & content of provider network agreements between managed care organizations (MCOs) & community mental health & substance abuse (MH/SA) treatment & prevention agencies, proving an assessment of provider contracts to identify the meaning of these instruments for MH/SA service providers, group purchasers, MCOs, individual consumers, & public policy makers; & 2) service agreements between State Medicaid agencies & MCOs for mental health & substance abuse treatment services, addressing enrollment, benefits & services, duties, & quality assurance.