5142.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Assessments of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program

This session is designed to provide 1) an updated history of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, the Medicaid carve-out program, and 2) data on the impact of the program from consumer, provider, and research perspectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Organizer(s):Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW
12:30 PMMassachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership: Overview and Consumer and Provider Evaluation Initiatives
Wayne J Stelk, PhD
12:45 PMMassachusetts consumer satisfaction team: first findings
Jonathan Delman, JD, MPH, Susan Cavaciuti, BA
1:00 PMProvider assessments of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program: year 7
Richard H. Beinecke, DPA, ACSW, Wayne Stelk, PhD
1:15 PMQuality of care for adult medicaid beneficiaries treated for schizophrenia and living in Massachusetts
Barbara Dickey, PhD
1:30 PMThe diversion effect of the hospital network in the Massachusetts MHBC carve-out
Albert Ma, PhD, Thomas McGuire, PhD
Sponsor:Mental Health

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA