Managed careTreatmentCarve outsIntroduction: Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) play a major role in addressing the nation's epidemic of drug overdose and mortality by administering substance use disorder (SUD) treatment benefits for over 50 million Americans. While it is known that some ...
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Carney had not encountered a health plan that had successfully tied specific quality measures to care for a substance use disorder with co-occurring conditions. “The measures are pretty gross. They’re not refined yet to the way they need to be,” Carney explained. “The biggest tension ...
Alcoholism is a disease characterised by continuous heavy drinking. Until people with alcohol use disorder admit to problems with alcohol and stop drinking, the risk of alcohol use disorder continues which affects both physical and mental health. Click through for further information. Learn More Alcoh...
Here are some tips to help employees who are struggling with a substance use disorder: Help reduce the stigma around addiction. Treat it as a disease instead of a character flaw. Offer treatment as part of your employee benefits program. Educate managers and human resources staff about...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) prompted sweeping changes to Medicaid, including expanding insurance coverage to an estimated 12 million previously uninsured Americans, and imposing new parity requirements on benefits for behavioral health services, including substance use disorder treatment. Yet, limited ...
Substance Use Disorder Resources Xanax Addiction Treatment: A Guide to Lasting Recovery Ashley Laderer Accredited by the Joint Commission The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest healthcare accrediting body, ensuring quality and safety in healthcare. Accreditation means our organization co...
Since the United States COVID-19 pandemic emergency began, telemedicine use has accelerated [1]. Prior to the pandemic, mental health and/or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) care delivered by telemedicine had been increasing but infrequently used—in fewer than 1% of visits [2, 3]. In ...
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Benefits in Medicaid Managed CareColleen Grogan, PhD
Although research highlights that formal child welfare services connect children to health care professionals, less is known about how the system affects caregivers’ substance use treatment. Objective To examine the prevalence of maternal substance use disorder (SUD) in the Pennsylvania child welfare ...