Behavioral Health Business April 25, 2024
This article is sponsored by Rula, based on a discussion with Gabe Diop, Co-founder, Rula, and Dr. Trent Haywood, Founder, Knowality. This discussion originally took place on March 12, 2023 during the BHB VALUE Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.
Behavioral Health Business: With health equity top of mind for many of the major stakeholders in the industry, how do you think about race and behavioral health?
Gabe Diop: Everyone deserves access to high-quality behavioral health care, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or insurance provider—be it Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, Elevance or Kaiser. It’s important to acknowledge that access to behavioral health care can often depend on one’s skin color. Clinical data shows that approximately...