Research found that offering mental health care at primary care practices does not raise overall costs.
paying for mental health services at primary care practices doesn’t increase overall costs for insurers.that linking primary care and mental health services increased the number of patients receiving needed behavioral health care and led to mental health improvements. Researchers have long found
In 2017, Medicare created billing codes that allow primary care doctors to get paid for the time they spend collaborating with mental health and other professionals. Private insurers subsequently adopted those billing codes.The codes also pay for the services of a behavioral health care manager in the primary care office and for consultations with a psychiatric consultant, said Matthew Press, a Penn primary care physician who led the development of collaborative care at Penn.
found that the cost of providing care for the group that received the additional mental health services was $29.35 less each month, per patient,“Even if you spend a little bit more money on collaborative care, you’re saving that money within a few months down the road. At worst, you’re breaking even,” Press said, referring to the financial results from the insurer’s perspective.
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