Healthcare DIVE July 5, 2018
An increasing number of clinics are trying a collaborative care model, but reimbursement, structural and historical barriers remain an obstacle.
It’s been more than 20 years since a landmark Institute of Medicine study reported siloing behavioral and primary health leads to inferior care, yet walls between the two still remain.
A Milliman research report earlier this year found that delayed and avoided behavioral care led to $406 billion in added healthcare costs in 2017.
Patients who see a doctor for a chronic physical condition often have comorbid mental health issues that go unnoticed and untreated, but models for integrating behavioral health into primary care settings have shown improved health outcomes and cost savings.
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