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Psychiatr Serv2021;72(8):943-950.August 1, 2021Journal Article

Driving Access and Quality: A Shift to Value-Based Behavioral Health Care.

Katherine Hobbs Knutson1, David Wennberg1, Rahul Rajkumar1
1Blue Cross-Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham (Hobbs Knutson, Rajkumar); Quartet Health, New York City (Wennberg).
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Abstract

Multiple barriers exist to accessing behavioral health care, and several are related to payment. The national shortage of behavioral health providers is exacerbated by their not joining health insurance networks, often shifting the cost of treatment to patients. In the face of high out-of-network expenses, deductibles, and copays, many insured patients forgo behavioral health treatment altogether.…

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