title: Tracking changes in behavioral health services: how have carve-outs changed care?
abstract: This special issue of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research on mental health carve-outs brings together some of the latest research on recent policy and market changes affecting behavioral health services. This introductory article provides background information about carve-outs and the managed behavioral health care industry. This article also reviews prior research in the mental health carve-out field.
authors.affiliation: RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA. sturm@rand.org
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sturm
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States