AHCA - Recovery Oriented Medicaid Services for Adults with Severe Mental Illness
About the Project
In October 2004 Florida’s Medicaid Authority, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), developed and implemented new Medicaid services that were intended to promote the recovery and rehabilitation of adults with severe mental illnesses.
This study analyzed administrative data to determine the rate at which recovery oriented services are provided in differing areas of the state and financing conditions. We also collected qualitative data (consumer focus groups and staff interviews) to monitor the development of recovery-oriented programming in Florida and to identify challenges or barriers that could impede successful implementation. The purpose of the study included the following:
- Determine the effect that changes in administrative service codes have had on delivery of recovery services.
- Determine if the services delivered represent a change to a recovery/rehabilitation orientation, as based on recovery principles and emerging standards in the mental health field.
- Establish a baseline of recovery-based services currently being delivered in the public mental health system, including strengths and barriers to service delivery.
- Examine consumer experiences with services delivered under the new procedure codes.
- Results provided information to assist in determining how providers are making the transition to delivering services described under the new administrative service codes, whether these services are recovery oriented, and how the service array can be improved to be more responsive to the needs of consumers. The second phase of this study commenced in 2006 with the goal of providing an empirical basis for the development of recovery standards that can guide future program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Principal Investigator |
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Funding Agency |
Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) |
Dates |
07/01/2006 - 06/30/2007 |