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Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health: Report on Roundtable Discussions of Strategies for Private Health Insurance

Author(s): 
Elaine Alfano
Publisher: 
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Date Published: 
February, 2005

This report is the product of a two-day Roundtable in which a panel of health care leaders developed recommendations for improving health care quality through integration. It offers concrete ideas for key stakeholders, including providers, health plans, purchasers, public policymakers, medical educators, and professional societies. The recommendations range widely, touching upon issues of clinical practice, public policy, professional training, financing and reimbursement, practice management, administrative systems, health plan policies and administration, accountability, and employee and consumer assistance.