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Financing Peer Provided Services: Policy Issue #3

10/28/2008 | Requests *

Summary

This brief, the third and final in a series, offers information on how services and supports delivered by peer providers could be financed through state and federal programs. Review approaches to different financing strategies for services rendered by Consumer Operated Service Programs (COSPs) and peer providers in traditional mental health agencies. Also included are procedure codes commonly used to bill and two federal funding streams currently for financing and provides examples from states.

Author

O’Brien, MA, John; Parker, MT, CPA, Susan; Campbell, PhD, Jean

Available Files

Policy Brief #3 Word (154K, 15 pages)
Policy Brief #3 PDF (87K, 15 pages)

Keywords

Authorities; Financing Strategies; COSP; In-Kind Resources; Medicaid Rehabilitation Option; Targeted Case Management; TCM;

Topic

Mental Health, Peer Supports

Type/Tool

Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

Source

ILRU

State

Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Wisconsin, All States/Territories

Date Created

10/28/2008

Contact

Sharon Finney

sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2405

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