Using new tools and resources provided by the Affordable Care Act, Missouri will be the first in the nation to create this “health home” model for providing healthcare. Missouri’s new services will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012.
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Specifically, this initiative targets Medicaid beneficiaries in Missouri with severe and persistent mental illness or people with a mental health or substance use disorder coupled with either a second chronic condition or tobacco addiction. Eligible beneficiaries will be able to select a qualified provider and participate in a health home.
As a health home, Missouri’s community mental health centers will serve as the central source of care for patients with these diagnoses. The centers will be responsible for coordinating all medical needs including primary, acute, behavioral health (mental health and substance use), and long-term services and supports for persons with chronic illnesses. Recent investments in Missouri’s community mental health centers, including boosting their electronic health records systems, will help them perform this role.
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