What Is The Future Of The CCBHC?

Over the years, we’ve written about the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) initiative (see CCBHCs Are Moving Forward – What This Means If Your State Isn’t Moving Forward, Are You Ready To Be A Certified Community Behavioral Health Center?, CCBHCs In 8 States Projected To Serve 380,000 Individuals In First Year). And this summer, the demonstration was slated to end, leaving states, Congress, and provider organizations scurrying to figure out what to do next. So where are states now and what does the future look like?

As a reminder, CCBHCs are behavioral health provider organizations that . . .