Central California Alliance for Health | Living Healthy | March 2014 - page 1

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A newsletter for the members of Central California Alliance for Health
March 2014
Volume 20, Issue 1
IN THIS ISSUE
Understanding antibiotics
2
Healthy habits for kids
3
If you get a bill
4
Referrals and authorizations 5
New patient exams
6
T
here are some outpatient
mental health services
that are now covered
by the Alliance. ese bene ts
go along with those available
through the county Mental Health
Departments. If you are getting
care through the county Mental
Health Department, you can still
see that provider.
Alliance mental health services
are provided through Beacon
New Alliance
Medi-Cal benefit
Outpatient Mental Health Services
Health Strategies. Call them
at
1-855-765-9700
. You can
also ask your Primary Care
Provider (PCP) for the name
of a plan mental health provider.
e Alliance pays for the
treatment of mild to moderate
mental health conditions. is
includes:
Individual and group mental
health testing and treatment
(psychotherapy)
Psychological testing to evaluate
a mental health condition
Outpatient services that include
lab work, drugs and supplies
Outpatient services to monitor
drug therapy
Psychiatric consultation
Mental health services for
relational problems are not
covered. is includes counseling
for couples or families for
conditions considered relational
problems.
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