Health Homes Go Private!

Last week we reported on the launch of HealthPath—a first-of-its-kind commercial health home for commercially insured clients with serious mental illness (SMI) (see Rhode Island Blues Plan, Care New England & Continuum Behavioral Health Launch Commercial Health Home Pilot).   Commercial payers have experimented with some specialty medical homes over the past couple years. This interdisciplinary clinician-led team approach delivers and coordinates care, and manages acute episodes of service and recovery.  Additionally, this model provides access to physical and behavioral services, and to community and social services. But, this new commercial model goes much beyond.

So . . .