VBR Options At A Small Scale – Three Contracting Scenarios

Most behavioral health and human service organizations generating less than $60 million in revenue are preparing for a value-based reimbursement (VBR) contract that does not exist in the form they expect. The disconnect is that many behavioral health provider organizations prepare for the kind of VBR opportunity common in physical health care, while most behavioral health value work happens inside a contract held by another organization.

This might include a primary care provider organization that hires a behavioral health provider as part of a care coordination model. Or, it might include a federally qualified health center (FQHC) or a . . .