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The three Behavioral Health work groups have finished their work.

A series of conference calls and meetings between the Bureau for Medical Services and payers resulted in streamlining of some of the credentialing, reporting and pre-authorization processes to support behavioral health services in a managed care environment.

A model for integration of behavioral health and primary care was developed.

Finally, consensus was reached on a set of measures of quality for behavioral health.

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