Methadone & Managed Care Diverge: The State of Coverage & Implications for Consumers & Provider Organizations

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Analysis Executives of many methadone treatment provider organizations throughout the United States are anxious about the impact of health care reform—and the likely impact increasing use of managed care will have on authorization and reimbursement of methadone treatment practices. To succeed, methadone treatment provider organizations must be clear about managed care clinical policies related to methadone treatment and maintenance—and how to work within the managed care system. Only then will they be able to protect the benefit for high quality patient care and maintain the stability of . . .