Executive Briefings | March 9, 2023
From CCBHC To Commercial Health Plan
The certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) model has certainly seen expanded adoption over the past two years (see The CCBHC Footprint). Our recent analysis, A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Market Update: A 2022 OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report, found that there are now 24 states where Medicaid health plans are required to pay for the CCBHC services, with over 350 specialty provider organizations providing services using that model in 500 locations.
And there seems to be momentum at the state level to adopt or expand the model. For example, both Indiana and Nebraska have pending legislation to that effect (see Mental Health Services Bill Passes Indiana Senate, Moves On To The House