Managed Care: Using a Clinical and Evidence-Based Strategy to Preserve Access to Psychiatric Medications

Special Section on Implications of CATIE: NAMI Perspective on CATIE: Policy and Research Implications

“…For example, Massachusetts instituted a prior-authorization procedure for two situations: the simultaneous use of two second-generation antipsychotic medications and for the fifth psychiatric medicine prescribed (6). For example, Massachusetts instituted a prior-authorization procedure for two situations: the simultaneous use of two second-generation antipsychotic medications and for the fifth psychiatric medicine prescribed (6).…”

Children's Health Services in a “System of Care”: Patterns of Mental Health, Primary and Specialty Use

“…16,17 The recent trend toward greater accountability for cost and service delivery, in both public and private settings, is somewhat beneficial in that more utilization information is available for study. [18][19][20] Still, even crisper definitions of service types and easier access to outcomes information from public spending would be desirable to establish baselines for quality improvement initiatives such as MHSPY. 21,22 Building on the CASSP principles of strength-based, family-driven care and learning from examples of strategic use of the "wraparound" approach to individualized service planning, 23 systems of care have sought to incorporate nontraditional approaches to reaching high-risk families.…”