The Business Case For The Integration Of Behavioral Health And Primary Care

September 1, 2013
In September 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions released a monograph defining the business case for integration of behavioral health and primary care. The basic business case formula for any service is that cost must be less than revenue. For behavioral health integration this translates into the following: Cost of Screening (S) + Cost of Intervention Services (I) + Transition Costs (T) must be less than or equal to Screening Reimbursement (X) + Productivity Gains (P) + Reimbursement for Treatment (R). Each element is separately defined and addressed.
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