Behavioral Health Business November 13, 2023
Chris Larson

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) finds that meaningful development of value-based care policies for addiction treatment among the states is a rarity.

Only eight states have “well-developed and ongoing” initiatives for addiction treatment, according to a new report released Monday. Twenty-four states had quality performance initiatives in their Medicaid programs, while 20 had low or no evidence of value-based care policies.

States were also assessed on the intensity of their various value-based care efforts. The report details a scale with four categories, one being the least intense and four being the most intense.

“It is important to note that our review did not find evidence of any states currently using VBP strategies for SUD treatment and...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Mental Health, Patient / Consumer, Payment Models, Provider, States, Survey / Study, Trends, Value Based
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