Medicare, Managed Care, and Behavioral Health Care

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Barbara Markham Smith, George Washington University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

11-2000

Series

Behavioral Health Issue Brief Series No. 10

Keywords

Medicare; Managed Care; Managed Care Contracting

Abstract

This issue brief examines Medicare and managed care for Medicare beneficiaries with behavioral health needs. Although only a relatively small proportion of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in managed care arrangements at the present time, proposals to expand the use of Medicare managed care can be expected to receive a good deal of attention in the coming years as part of a larger debate over Medicare's long term future. Thus, this issue brief examines the Medicare+Choice (M+C) program from the perspective of Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness and addiction disorders.

Comments

Funder: SAMHSA.

Recommended Citation

Rosenbaum, Sara J. and Smith, Barbara Markham, "Medicare, Managed Care, and Behavioral Health Care" (2000). Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs. Paper 14.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_policy_briefs/14

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