The Opportunities & Challenges Of VBR – Making It Work On The Ground

Despite significant movement, behavioral health is trailing the rest of health care domains in value-based reimbursement contracting. Forty-five percent of specialty provider organizations have some value-based reimbursement (VBR)—compared to 72% of primary care organizations (for more, see, The OPEN MINDS 2022 Survey On Value-Based Reimbursement In Specialty And Primary Care). And at the health plan level, 22% of plans report having some form of VBR for mental health services in 2021, compared to 79% in the cardiovascular services and 54% in respiratory services (see 56% Of Payers Had Outcomes-Based Provider Reimbursement In Place As . . .