The Promise and Peril of Value Based Behavioral Health Care

• By: Josh Rubin, MPP Meggan Schilkie, MBA Health Management Associates
• July 1st, 2016
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By aligning payment with value, we can achieve the triple aim of better outcomes and better experience of the healthcare system at a lower cost IF we define value in terms of wellness, recovery and improved quality of life. In this case as with almost everything in our healthcare system today, the...

Insurance Models to Achieve the Triple Aim

• By: Kristan McIntosh, LMSW Josh Rubin, MPP Meggan Schilkie, MBA Health Management Associates
• October 1st, 2015
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Most people think that the reason for bringing behavioral health services under managed care—a “carve-in”—is to save money. They’re partially right. Carving in services has resulted in savings for the Medicaid program and for States in many instances. In a carve-in, behavioral health...