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Massachusetts report a ‘call to action’ for transformation of BH system
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31768
Subject(s) - call to action , foundation (evidence) , action (physics) , health care , state (computer science) , state action , political science , public administration , gerontology , public relations , business , psychology , medicine , law , advertising , computer science , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , doctrine
Despite ongoing success at maintaining near‐universal health care coverage since the passage of Massachusetts' health care reform law in 2006, adults and their families, especially vulnerable populations, are having difficulty accessing behavioral health services, a new report by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS) Foundation finds. Cited as a call to action for policymakers and stakeholders, the report calls for reforming the state's fragmented, difficult‐to‐navigate behavioral health care system.