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Ohio's Next Step to Modernize Medicaid: the Behavioral Health Redesign

Today in Ohio, more than 400,000 adults and children receive behavioral health services - encompassing both mental health and substance use services - at a cost of approximately $900 million. Furthermore, Medicaid members needing treatment for mental health or substance abuse disorders represent 27 percent of Ohio Medicaid enrollment, but account for 47 percent of Medicaid spending. (link to http://healthtransformation.ohio.gov/Portals/0/BH%20redesign%20one%20pager.pdf?ver=2016-06-14-135437-633)

 

The Ohio Behavioral Health (BH) Redesign, part of Governor Kasich's plan to modernize Ohio's Medicaid program (link to http://bh.medicaid.ohio.gov/About), is being implemented to rebuild community behavioral health system capacity across the state through the integration of physical and behavioral healthcare services to support patient care. The plan should be fully integrated by July 1, 2018.

Tracy J. Plouck

Director, Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services

 

Barbara Sears

Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid

 

Marlene Harris-Taylor

ideastream® reporter/producer

 

Jeff Pollock

Board President, Woodruff Foundation

Natalia Garcia is a digital producer for the education team at Ideastream Public Media.