Behavioral Managed Care

With 108 million people enrolled in some type of behavioral health program through their managed care plan, hospitals and health systems have seen the financial benefits of adding behavioral health to their integrated delivery systems. "Behavioral Managed Care" reveals and explains how managed care affects operations from an insider's viewpoint, and exposes the real interaction that occurs among consumers, providers, managed care companies and insurance firms. "Behavioral Managed Care" covers a broad range of managed care topics including: Goals and limitations of behavioral managed care in treating mental illness and chemical dependency; The role of case management in risk assessments; The utilization review process as it relates to levels of care; and An examination of the problems consumers and providers face in the Provider Selection Process and how to solve them.