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Financial Sustainability of Novel Delivery Models in Behavioral Health Treatment
DISCUSSION: A common challenge for all three models has been their inclusion of services that were not (initially) reimbursable in a fee-for-service system. However, even establishing new procedure codes may not be enough to give providers the flexibility needed to implement these models, unless payers also implement alternative payment models.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND USE: For providers who receive time-limited grant funding to implement these novel delivery models, one key lesson is the need to start early on planning how services will be sustained after the grant ends.IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH POLICY: For...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - December 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Dominic Hodgkin Constance M Horgan Stephanie Jordan Brown Gavin Bart Maureen T Stewart Source Type: research

COVID-19, Mental Health, and Mental Health Treatment among Adults
This study seeks to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health status and mental health treatment among adults residing in the U.S. civilian, non-institutionalized population.METHODS: The data are drawn from the 2019-2020 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a nationally representative household survey of the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population conducted annually since 1996 and used extensively to study mental health treatment in the U.S. I examine unadjusted and regression-adjusted differences between 2019 and 2020 in perceived mental health status (excellent, very good, good, fair, poor) ...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - December 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Samuel H Zuvekas Source Type: research

Value-Based Insurance Design: Clinically Nuanced Consumer Cost-Sharing for Mental Health Services
DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH POLICIES: For over two decades, clinically nuanced VBID programs have been implemented in an effort to optimize the use of high-value health services and enhance equity through reduced consumer cost-sharing. Overall, the evidence suggests that VBID has demonstrated success in reducing consumer out-of-pocket costs associated with specific, high value services. By reducing financial barriers to essential clinical services and medications, VBID has potential to enhance equity. However, the impact of VBID on overall mental health care spending and clinical outcomes remains uncertain.PMID:...
Source: Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics - September 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nicole M Benson A Mark Fendrick Source Type: research