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Colorado officials describe BASO model to centralize behavioral health access and oversight; presenters say braided funds and region design aim to improve care
Summary
Colorado officials briefed Oregon lawmakers on their Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organization model (BASOs/VASOs), explaining four regions, a statewide LIFTs network for crisis/substance use/mental health, braided funding to support providers and Year‑1 performance benchmarks.
Colorado officials told Oregon’s Joint Task Force that the state reorganized portions of its behavioral health purchasing to create regional Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (referred to in the presentation as BASOs/VASOs) and a linked Colorado LIFTs network that launches July 1.
Kelly Conseil, introduced as a deputy commissioner, and Alisa Hechtel, identified as VASO Division Director at Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration, said the BASO model grew from the state’s behavioral health task force and a 2020 blueprint for reform. The presentation credited stakeholder engagement, data analysis and alignment of regions with Medicaid benefit areas as key design decisions.
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