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Article: Problems With Managed Mental Health Program Hold Lesson For Other States, Reports Mental Health Weekly.
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- February 15, 1999
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Many states are learning that when they bring managed care to their publicly funded health care systems, a poorly designed program can spell disaster for providers and consumers. Such has been the experience in Montana, which now is at the brink of canceling a managed mental health contract that is the largest contract in state history, this week's issue of Mental Health Weekly reports.
Earlier this month, the Montana legislature's Joint Subcommittee on Health and Human Services voted to seek advice from the legislature's lead attorney on how to cancel a five-year, $380 million contract now held by managed care giant ...