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	Managing Managed Care for Publicly Financed Mental Health Services $9.40 R2 Add to Cart
Primer on managed care for advocates and state and local policymakers, describes the prospects and pitfalls of this increasingly common approach to financing and delivering public-sector mental health services. 60 pp. (November 1995)

	Defining "Medically Necessary" Services to Protect Plan Members $5.00 P1 Add to Cart
Policy Paper #1 on Contracting for Managed Behavioral Health Care. Suggests a different approach and includes a proposed definition. 21 pp. (April 1997)

	Defining "Medically Necessary" Services to Protect Children $7.00 P5 Add to Cart
Policy Paper #5 on Contracting for Managed Behavioral Health Care. Contends that current definitions ignore children's special needs and proposes a new approach with a model definition. 24 pp (April 1998)

Managed Behavioral Health Care for Children and Youth: A Family Advocate's Guide
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Family advocate's guide includes a checklist of strategies to assure that state systems adhere to the recommended principles and handouts to copy for educating policymakers and managed care administrators. 34pp. (9/96)

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Managed Behavioral Health Care for Children and Youth: A Family Advocate's Guide (Spanish)
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The Spanish version of the family advocate's guide includes a checklist of strategies to assure that state systems adhere to the recommended principles and handouts to copy for educating policymakers and managed care administrators. 34pp. (9/96)

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	Can Managed Care Meet the Mental Health Needs of Very Young Children $3.00 E17 Add to Cart
Ten-page issue paper with advocacy tips for influencing a state's planning. (Oct. 1996)

	Partners in Planning: Consumers' Role in Contracting for Public-Sector Managed Mental Health and Addiction Services $0.00 SM1 Add to Cart
Technical assistance guide to empower consumer and family groups' participation in the design and selection of public contracts for publc-sector managed mental health and addiction services. Also available free from SAMHSA (call 1-800-729-6686). 104 pp

	NCQA Accreditation Standards $5.00 P2 Add to Cart
Policy Paper #2 on Contracting for Managed Behavioral HealthCare, subtitled Insufficient Quality Check Unless Supplemented for Public-Sector Systems. Suggests how public purchasers can improve quality assurance in their contracted programs. 13 pp.

	Buying in the Public Interest $20.00 R4 Add to Cart
Primer for public purchasers of managed care, documents benefit design for the most cost-effective system of care; financing of a benefit for the best payment arrangements, cost-savings and capitation rate; and mechanisms to ensure quality of care. 32 pp

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Your Family and Managed Care
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Clearly written booklet explains the workings, advantages and pitfalls of managed care for children with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. Includes a family checklist to rate a managed care plan. (November 1996)

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	Su Familia y el Sistema de Salud Integral $3.50 F-2S Add to Cart
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