Behavioral Health Business April 17, 2024
Behavioral and physical health integration has been a hot topic for the last few years.
Even the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have focused its efforts on the space, announcing a new cost control initiative called the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development Model (AHEAD Model), which focuses on enhancing care coordination.
In February, CMS announced The Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, which is focused on connecting adults with mental health or substance use disorders to physical, behavioral and social care supports.
Many provider organizations are hammering out exactly how to integrate these services. Still, some, such as home health care provider Innovive, have been doing integration for years. Massachusetts-based Innovive Health provides home health...