Behavioral Health Business November 21, 2023
Payers are trying to figure out how behavioral health fits into the value-based care paradigm as the demand for innovative contracting grows.
One of the main places payers are pushing for integration is with primary care. Still, integrating primary care and behavioral health in a value-based care arrangement can be difficult. Primary care providers often lack the data capabilities and incentives to adopt a fully integrated model.
Some payers are looking to solve these issues by giving providers more data to help their patients and incorporate behavioral health into value-based care quality metrics.
“Integrated primary care–we’ve all heard that phrase, but what does that really mean?” Samantha Chaifn, senior director of behavioral health strategy and operational integration at Florida...