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Implementation of Combined PCBH and CCBHC Models: Key Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Clarify Overlapping and Distinct Goals PCBH is designed for population-based, real-time behavioral health integration within primary care, emphasizing immediate access and brief interventions. The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model: An Overview and Operational Definition. References Reiter, J. Dobmeyer, A.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Systems of care, organizations, and payors are called upon to prioritize financial investment in training programs, electronic tools, or other infrastructure to support effective implementation of MBC as part of routine care. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 5(3), 233–250. Artificial Intelligence), etc.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

Prior authorization mostly happens behind the scenes, almost always electronically, and nearly all requests are quickly, or even instantly, approved. The Right to Try Act, signed by President Donald Trump in 2018, entitles patients with terminal illnesses to try experimental drugs, but it does not obligate insurance companies to pay for them.