Driving Access and Quality: A Shift to Value-Based Behavioral Health Care

• DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000386
• Publication Date: 2021-05-07T07:28:24Z
• Authors: Katherine Hobbs K...; David Wennberg; Rahul Rajkumar
• Keywords: Reimbursement

Multiple barriers exist to accessing behavioral health care, and several are related payment. The national shortage of providers is exacerbated by their not joining insurance networks, often shifting the cost treatment patients. In face high out-of-network expenses, deductibles, copays, many insured patients forgo altogether. However, even when access outcomes routinely measured, there reason suspect that quality care poor. To address these issues, value-based reimbursement for offers a sustainable pathway increase payment in return improved population costs. This article describes comprehensive collaborative effort between payer technology services organization support enter into care. approach changes financial incentives drive improvements quality.