Where Behavioral and Physical Care Coordination Has Gotten Real

摘要

As healthcare continues on its evolution toward a value-based care system that underscores caring for and engaging with patients on various different levels, industry leaders are increasingly realizing that integrating behavioral and physical health has great potential to bend the cost curve. Yet this type of care coordination has proven to be quite challenging to date. Fortunately, inroads are being made across the country, such as in Massachusetts, where behavioral health agency Aspire Health Alliance, based in Quincy, serves as the administrative lead for two community partner programs stemming from the state's Medicaid program, MassHealth, which oversees 16 accountable care organizations (ACOs).