The Future of CCBHCs: From Program Expansion to System Transformation

• By: Tom Curtis National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• September 1st, 2026
• accreditation, behavioral health, care coordination, CCBHCs, community behavioral health, Medicaid, quality measurement, system transformation
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As policymakers search for solutions to the nation's mental health and substance use crisis, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) represent one of the most promising opportunities for meaningful system change. CCBHCs were established through the Protecting Access to Medicare Act...

Advocacy Through Data: Making the Case for Community Behavioral Health Under Value-Based Payment

• By: Mohsin Sardar, PhD Cogency Integrated Healthcare IPA, LLC
• July 29th, 2026
• community behavioral health, data infrastructure, health equity, Independent Practice Associations, measurement-based care, Medicaid, quality measurement, Summer 2026 Issue, value-based payment
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Most behavioral health policy arguments still run on stories. A person who was in and out of the hospital for years, then found a community program, got stable, went back to work. The stories are true and they matter. But a recovery story does not hold up well in a budget hearing or a payer...