TY - JOUR
KW - accountable care organizations
KW - behavioral health
KW - integrated care
AU - C. A. Fullerton
AU - R. M. Henke
AU - E. Crable
AU - A. Hohlbauch
AU - N. Cummings
A1 - 
AB - The accountable care organization (ACO) model holds the promise of reducing costs and improving the quality of care by realigning payment incentives to focus on health outcomes instead of service volume. One key to managing the total cost of care is improving care coordination for and treatment of people with behavioral health disorders. We examined qualitative data from ninety organizations participating in Medicare ACO demonstration programs from 2012 through 2015 to determine whether and how they focused on behavioral health care. These ACOs had mixed degrees of engagement in improving behavioral health care for their populations. The biggest challenges included a lack of behavioral health care providers, data availability, and sustainable financing models. Nonetheless, we found substantial interest in integrating behavioral health care into primary care across a majority of the ACOs.
BT - Health affairs (Project Hope)
C5 - Education & Workforce; Financing & Sustainability
CP - 7
CY - United States
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0019
IS - 7
JF - Health affairs (Project Hope)
N2 - The accountable care organization (ACO) model holds the promise of reducing costs and improving the quality of care by realigning payment incentives to focus on health outcomes instead of service volume. One key to managing the total cost of care is improving care coordination for and treatment of people with behavioral health disorders. We examined qualitative data from ninety organizations participating in Medicare ACO demonstration programs from 2012 through 2015 to determine whether and how they focused on behavioral health care. These ACOs had mixed degrees of engagement in improving behavioral health care for their populations. The biggest challenges included a lack of behavioral health care providers, data availability, and sustainable financing models. Nonetheless, we found substantial interest in integrating behavioral health care into primary care across a majority of the ACOs.
PP - United States
PY - 2016
SN - 1544-5208; 0278-2715
SP - 1257
EP - 1265
EP - 
T1 - The Impact Of Medicare ACOs On Improving Integration And Coordination Of Physical And Behavioral Health Care
T2 - Health affairs (Project Hope)
TI - The Impact Of Medicare ACOs On Improving Integration And Coordination Of Physical And Behavioral Health Care
U1 - Education & Workforce; Financing & Sustainability
U2 - 27385242
U3 - 10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0019
VL - 35
VO - 1544-5208; 0278-2715
Y1 - 2016
ER -