"House Bill (H.B.) 11-1242 of the First Regular Session of the 68th General Assembly was passed in 2011, creating Section 25.5-4-418 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which requires the Colorado State Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) to report on state and federal laws affecting the integrated delivery of physical and behavioral health care, as well as barriers and incentives to delivering integrated care.
The importance of integrated care, which “addresses the mental health, including substance use disorder, oral health, and physical health needs of the patient at the time of health care services,” has been acknowledged and declared by the State of Colorado via H.B. 11-1242. The purpose of this report is to determine why fully integrated care is not yet achieved by examining the perspectives of those who provide the care and implement the system: health care providers, representatives from provider associations and managed care groups, and state agency representatives..." Read more. (Source: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)
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