Three things SLCo might keep in mind as it completes its RFA for behavioral health DJ Wilson | May 27, 2021 Share this: There are nine primary service areas, ranging from inpatient mental health to case management. It fits within the scope of behavioral health integration that the State of Utah has promoted for select counties, but goes a little further in terms of standards and expectations. Optum currently has the contract. Optum is, of course, part of United Healthcare. The RFA calls specifically for an MCO, which generally speaking, Optum is not. Its cousin, United, fits the bill, however. Taken as a whole, from the context of state policy to the language of the RFA, I think there are three observations I’d share with county policy makers, like Salt Lake County, which I’ve picked up as other counties in other states try their hand at a modified integrated behavioral health model. These apply directly to SLCo, but they fit with a range of counties looking to get smarter about system-level reform related to behavioral health.