Health systems are increasingly realizing the importance of integrating behavioral care into primary care. Physical and mental health are interconnected, and addressing one without the other can lead ...

In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) postponed the launch of Primary Care First (PCF), a voluntary, risk-based initiative intended to reduce Medicare spending by ...

More than one in four adults in the United States experience a behavioral health concern each year. For those seeking help, the first stop is often a primary care provider. Yet, many primary care ...

On January 18, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new innovation model designed to improve quality of care and behavioral and physical health outcomes for Medicaid ...

With the goal of enhancing health care quality and outcomes for individuals with moderate to severe behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Lori Raney, MD, principal, Health Management Associates, provided a definition and examples of integrated care for physical and behavioral health, in addition to explaining the strengths of the ...

Stakeholders from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey discuss new ways to address management gaps for chronic behavioral health conditions, including a new integrated care model that puts ...

WORCESTER — Jon Grafton, 74, of Lancaster has a long history of anxiety and stress. He said that those conditions were negatively impacting his physical health — to the point a few months ago when he ...

Making it easier and faster to get mental health care with primary providers is the goal of PeaceHealth’s new integrated behavioral health teams. Mental health and substance use are particular ...

Statistics reveal a big conundrum. Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. have a diagnosable mental health illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet, only one in three ...

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