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Rural Service Delivery

E18 - Taking on Contractual Risk for Mental Wellness Services

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Location: 224, Level 2, ACCC
NASW CCB NADAAC NBCC ACCME
Presentation Description: Value-based arrangements between behavioral health providers, primary care, and health plans are relatively rare, although the challenges are quite familiar. Primary care attribution is the linchpin with sub-attribution going to behavioral health. Care integration runs into familiar roadblocks and legacy siloes. At the same time, services within behavioral health, given the various states of mental health and substance use, can outlast the 12-month actuarial cycle for risk or fall outside identified health services. So how is it possible to secure a value-based contract for mental wellness and, once secured, what are the best practices for success?

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss and clarify the challenges that face value-based initiatives among behavioral health providers.
  • Explore what it would take to fully integrate or even assimilate mental wellness within and outside medical settings across a large rural geography.
  • Envision a future state of “primary health” in which referrals, as we know them, are no longer needed because the vast majority of care is handled under one roof.
  • Identify and share best practices for success within secured value-based arrangements.