Reimbursements Models and Financing

Reimbusement models and financing play an important part in the success of integrating behavioral health into the PCMH.  The following information on this topic has been compiled to help in this effort:

• Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings – SAMHSA;
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Procedure Codes;
• Primary Care Depression Reimbursement “Myths versus Facts” – Mid-America Coalition on Healthcare;
• Aetna piloted a program that takes the MacArthur Foundation Initiative's three-component model to the next level by reimbursing primary care physicians for administration of the PHQ-9. Article from New York Times; and
• Financing Tools: "Environmental Assessment Tool, State Level Policy and Financing"; "Financing, Policy, and Integration of Services”: Both papers are available here.