Dispelling Medicaid Myths and Removing Barriers for Value-Based Behavioral Health Care

State Medicaid programs and their managed care organization (MCO) partners are amenable to value-based care contracting. However, misconceptions remain as the industry navigates the early stages of value-based care adoption. This openness allows companies to come to the table with new or different approaches to contracting, opening the door to escaping the fee-for-service paradigm. “The […]

How Lucet, Brave Health, Groups Recover Together See Population Engagement in Value-Based Care

Value-based care efforts in managed care that involve behavioral health could lead to better savings and health outcomes across entire populations. But to get there, payers should expect to spend more on behavioral health, and providers should expect to increase patient engagement. “There’s been a point of recognition that more behavioral health care is better,” […]

Brave Health Leans Into Value-Based Care Model Following $40M Round

Brave Health has landed $40 million in a Series C funding round led by Town Hall Venture’s newly-announced $350 million fund. The Miami-based, Medicaid-focused virtual behavioral health company has raised a total of $60 million. It will use the new funding to expand into new markets and into more value-based care arrangements with payers. The […]

MedArrive, Brave Health Team Up to Care for Dual-Eligible Patients in Texas

In-home care provider MedArrive has partnered with digital health company Brave Health in Texas to provide digital behavioral health services as part of a home health care model. The two companies announced Tuesday a new referral partnership that expands in-home access to behavioral health services for a vulnerable patient population. MedArrive is a New York […]

Inside Brave Health’s $10M Series B, Doubles Down on Expanding Medicaid Behavioral Health Model

More Americans continue to demand mental health services, but often issues of access can compound efforts to receive care. For many low income-individuals who fall within the Medicaid population, various barriers like cost, stigma and accessibility have especially been problematic over time. In 2017, Anna Lindow set out to improve access to mental health services […]