Key Personnel:
Pat Robinson, Ph.D.
Airia Sasser, M.P.H.
Janet Suleski, M.S.W.
Catherine Batsche, Ph.D.
The Ongoing Expansion of Florida's Medicaid Managed Mental Health Care: An Implementation Analysis
Publication Date: 6/1/2007
Description:
Since 1996, Florida's Medicaid Authority, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), has been implementing managed mental health care through Prepaid Mental Health Plans (PMHPs). The initial PMHP was established in 1996 in AHCA Area 6, the Tampa Bay region; in 2001, the PMHP was initiated in Area 1, the Panhandle area. During 2006-2007, AHCA expanded the PMHPs statewide, with the exception of the counties where Medicaid Reform had been introduced (i.e., Area 4 – Duval, Clay, Baker, and Nassau Counties; Area 10 – Broward County). The organizations that administer the prepaid plans have area-wide responsibility for providing comprehensive mental health benefits to individuals enrolled in MediPass.
