PERSPECTIVE: A Path to Value-Based Insurance Design for Mental Health Services

DISCUSSION: The inability to afford mental health care is a top barrier to treatment seeking. People who do elect to spend time and money on mental health care are further disadvantaged by accessing care that is not well regulated and the quality at best is questionable. VBID could be an important lever for increasing access to and use of high value mental health care. Partnerships among the research, practice, and policy communities can help ensure research solutions meet needs of these two communities.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE: VBID holds promise to make high value mental health care more affordable while discouraging low value treatments and services.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH POLICIES: While evidence gaps remain, these gaps can be filled concurrently with pursuit of VBID for mental health services.IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: This paper identifies important research opportunities to help make VBID a reality for mental health care.PMID:38634395
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research