Value-Based Mental Healthcare - Journalists
Delivered May 20, 2020. Contributor: Emmanuel A.
Goals
To find journalists that have covered stories around value-based mental healthcare and the need for the mental healthcare system in the United States to be modernized and improved. Examples of coverage include racial or economic disparities in mental healthcare and how patients are unable to afford the needed support as a result of lack of insurance or partial reimbursement of healthcare costs by their insurance provider.
Early Findings
Kelsey Waddill
Kelsey Waddilll wrote an article about the introduction of a value-based reimbursement model by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York for behavioral healthcare. BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is partnering with Value Network to implement the service. Heather Landi
Heather Landi wrote a similar article about the introduction of a value-based reimbursement model by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for behavioral healthcare. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina entered into a partnership with Quartet to implement the service. Cristina Prince
Cristina Prince wrote an article about the slow adoption of a value-based model in the behavioral healthcare industry, as well as the benefits and challenges. Scott Breitinger
Scott Breitinger wrote an article about three ways to improve mental health care access in the United States beyond hiring additional psychiatrists. June Gruber and Darby Saxbe
June Gruber and Darby Saxbe wrote an article about five ways to improve mental health care in the United States. Proposed next steps:
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We propose continued research to find additional 15 journalists that have covered stories around value-based mental healthcare and the need for the mental healthcare system in the United States to be modernized and improved. Examples of coverage could include racial or economic disparities in mental healthcare and how patients are unable to afford the needed support as a result of lack of insurance or partial reimbursement of healthcare costs by their insurance provider. For each, we would provide the name of the journalist, link to at least one of their stories, and a brief description of the context around why they are relevant.
We also propose research to find 2-3 trends in value-based mental healthcare in the United States. For each, we would describe the trend, why it is a trend, and 1-2 examples of healthcare providers involved in the trend.