A Partnership to Develop Behavioral Health Quality and Performance Measures

What is it about?

The New York State Medicaid Program is pursuing reforms that shift reimbursement from fee-for-service to value-based models. Behavioral health populations and services are key to these reforms but important gaps exist in the breadth and relevance of available behavioral health quality measures. This column describes how the State addressed these gaps using both inter- and intra-agency collaborations. The State convened a panel of consultants including academics, providers and consumers to develop a behavioral health quality measurement agenda. Panel recommendations and ongoing partnerships are described as a model for states considering similar value-based reform initiatives.

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