Sustainability of Integrated Care
Sustainability of integrated care is a priority for MeHAF. Therefore, an independent survey and interviews were conducted with former grantees 12-18 months after their MeHAF funding ended to see which elements of integrated care were continued. Almost all grantees had continued integrated care, and many expanded it to new sites. They also reported the factors…
Read MoreIntegrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care Evaluation
Between 2009 and 2015, MeHAF contracted for extensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the Integration Initiative (integrated behavioral health and primary care). Below are several of the evaluation reports. For more details, contact Becky Hayes Boober at bhboober@mehaf.org. Overview In 2005, MeHAF launched a 12-year, $14 million integrated behavioral health and primary care initiative. Almost…
Read MoreState Approaches for Integrating Behavioral Health into Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations
This technical assistance tool examines four broad strategies states can use to integrate behavioral health services into ACOs: (1) incorporating behavioral health into payment models; (2) requiring ACOs to report on behavioral health metrics; (3) encouraging ACOs to include behavioral health providers; and (4) providing integration supports. It explores how eight states have incorporated these…
Read MoreIntegrated Care Site Self Assessment Survey – January 2016
Behavioral Health Integration: Resources on Billing
Please open the document below and select the link to access on the appropriate presentations on Behavioral Health resources, including behavior codes and billing information.
Read MoreMental Health Status and Access to Health Care Services for Adults in Maine
Access to health care services is critically important to individuals’ health and well-being, yet Maine residents’ ability to obtain needed health care or maintain an ongoing relationship with a personal doctor are not uniform across different population groups. In Maine, access to care may be affected by factors such as financial resources, education, age, race/ethnicity,…
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