Stretching Medicaid Dollars: How Behavioral Health Providers Can Stay Afloat

• By: Jeff Gershman Square Medical Group Janie Tremlett CWH Advisors
• April 16th, 2025
• alternative payment models, behavioral health, case management, community health workers, managed care organizations, Medicaid, mental health access, policy, social determinants of health, Spring 2025 Issue, value-based care
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Many behavioral health providers around the country are trying to establish and implement alternative payment models in hopes of focusing on reducing costs and improving outcomes, especially for more acute patients. However, many states and health plans lag, creating a disincentive for already...

The Critical Role of Peer Support Programs to Sustained Substance Use Disorder Recovery

• By: Geoffrey Neimark, MD Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health, certified peer specialists, certified recovery specialists, community care, community health workers, Fall 2023 Issue, mental health, peer support, peers, quality outcomes, readmissions, recovery, recovery support centers, substance use disorder
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Many people who have used behavioral health services can attest to the profound benefits of connecting with someone with shared experience. Finding others with common lived experience - often referred to as peers - and learning about their challenges and resilience are particularly valuable for...

Peer Workforce Integration in Integrated Healthcare

• By: Aviva Cohen, LMSW NYC Peer and Community Health Workforce Consortium
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, collaborative care, community health workers, integrated care, peer support, recovery services, social determinants of health, workforce integration
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Advancing workforce integration is a key objective for NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium. The NYC Peer and Community Health Worker Workforce Consortium at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene strengthens understanding about the Peer/Community Health Worker (CHW)...