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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-01-2020 | Care | Original Article

The Policy Ecology of Behavioral Health Homes: Case Study of Maryland’s Medicaid Health Home Program

Authors: Elizabeth M. Stone, Gail L. Daumit, Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, Emma E. McGinty

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Behavioral health homes, shown to improve receipt of evidence-based medical services among people with serious mental illness in randomized clinical trials, have had limited results in real-world settings; nonetheless, these programs are spreading rapidly. To date, no studies have considered what set of policies is needed to support effective implementation of these programs. As a first step toward identifying an optimal set of policies to support behavioral health home implementation, we use the policy ecology framework to map the policies surrounding Maryland’s Medicaid behavioral health home program. Results suggest that existing policies fail to address important implementation barriers.

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Title: The Policy Ecology of Behavioral Health Homes: Case Study of Maryland’s Medicaid Health Home Program
Authors: Elizabeth M. Stone
Gail L. Daumit
Alene Kennedy-Hendricks
Emma E. McGinty
Publication date: 01-01-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Care
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-019-00973-8

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