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Specialty Behavioral Health Services

Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries deserve access to behavioral health care services when and where they need them. A new initiative will bring consumer choice, and increased access to services while preserving the Community Mental Health providers many Medicaid beneficiaries go to for behavioral health care services today.

MDHHS is launching this initiative designed to improve access to quality behavioral health care. As part of this effort, MDHHS is seeking public input through an online survey as the department moves to a competitive procurement process for the state’s Pre-Paid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) contracts. Learn more about PIHPs by reading these FAQs.

Behavioral Health Care Medicaid Survey

Take the online survey

Through this online survey, MDHHS seeks input from people currently enrolled in Medicaid and their families, advocacy groups, community-based organizations, federally recognized tribal governments, providers of health care, behavioral health and other interested parties to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in the services and supports provided through the PIHP system.

Survey questions seek feedback on priorities to help determine where the state should focus its efforts. Examples of priorities include strengthening person-centered care; conflict-free access and planning; increasing access to providers; beneficiary behavioral health plan choice; beneficiary provider choice; enhancing quality; strengthening outcomes; and using data to drive quality.

Feedback will help guide planning and decision-making in preparation for the implementation of new PIHP behavioral health plan contracts, as well as other MDHHS efforts to improve the health of residents served by the programs.

Survey responses must be submitted through the online survey, no later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 31.

The ARC Michigan, The Mental Health Association of Michigan and other advocacy organizations are working with the department to include the voices of individuals served and their families who may not have internet access, have alternative communication needs or would prefer to work through an advocacy organization. All procurement-related questions can be sent to MDHHS-BHSurvey@michigan.gov.