Evaluating the feasibility and impact of case rate payment for recovery support navigator services: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute 24-h detoxification services (detox) are necessary but insufficient for many individuals working towards long-term recovery from opiate, alcohol or other drug addiction. Longer engagement in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment can lead to better health outcomes and reductions in overall healthcare costs. Connecting individuals with post-detox SUD treatment and supportive services is a vital next step. Toward this end, the Massachusetts Medicaid program reimburses Community Support Program staff (CSPs) to facilitate these connections. CSP support services are typically paid on a units-of-service basis. As part of a larger study testing health care innovations, one large Medicaid insurer developed a new cadre of workers, called Recovery Support Navigators (RSNs).

SUBMITTER: Torres ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7607694 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature