The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors has released a presentation examining care integrationg efforts for individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in Missouri.  The presentation outlines the state's activities under the initiative and highlights care integration and cost savings achieved as a result of those efforts.  The authors assert that Missouri serves as a model for other states to follow.

From the report:

The webinar focused on Missouri’s initiative to integrate behavioral health and primary care, including the state’s application for a health home state plan amendment under Section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act.  Dr. Joe Parks, with Missouri’s Department of Mental Health, gave an overview of the state’s health home initiative highlighting their definition of health homes, services implemented, outcomes achieved such as cost savings, and recommendations for integrating health care. 

Full report: Missouri’s Efforts to Integrate Care for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Catalyst for Other States (PDF | 10.61 MB)

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors.  (2011).  Missouri's efforts to integrate care for individuals with serious mental illness: a catalyst for other states.  Parks, J.