Large national MCO serving behavioral health community. Site provides online application materials and specialty network information.

Aetna healthcare provides health, pharmacy, disability, and other lines of insurance.

MH Net described themselves as an independently owned and clinically driven national behavioral health care company headquartered in Austin, Texas. MHNet provides coordination of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse treatment under contract with insurers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and employers.

A great guide to managed care terminology. If you are finding yourself lost in "insurance speak" this is a great tool for getting you into the flow. It is available in print form also.

United healthcare provides major policies in the United States.

A PPO that contracts over 350,000 providers (including mental health) and covers over 3.5 million lives according to their website.

A group that manages provider networks for many MCO's nationwide.

According to their website "ValueOptions develops and implements managed behavioral health and Employee Assistance Program services for Fortune 500 companies, national and regional health plans, as well as federal, state and local governments."

According to the website "APS Healthcare, Inc. is a privately-owned company that manages the delivery of behavioral healthcare services, which consist of mental health services and substance abuse treatment. APS Healthcare, Inc. also offers employee assistance programs, which typically provide assessment and referral services to assist employees and their dependents in identifying and addressing, at an early stage, potential mental health and substance abuse problems."

Magellan descibes the organization as the nation’s leading behavioral health disease management and employee assistance company.