Behavioral Health Business July 26, 2024
Providers have increasingly integrated behavioral health care into primary care to improve patient outcomes and decrease the likelihood of costly, acute health events.
Federal health plans have jumped on board with integration efforts, paving the way for more collaborative care models. But government plans have unevenly adopted value-based care, which is often associated with integrated models like collaborative care, industry insiders said at Behavioral Health Business’ VALUE event.
“In Medicaid, there was a trend around carving out behavioral health, so that you had separately managed benefits,” Seth Zuckerman, chief business officer of Upward Health, said. “I think more and more states have looked to carve it in. That’s helpful in integrating primary care and behavioral health.”
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