The North Star of Behavioral Health: Aligning Payer, Provider Goals in Value-Based Care

Value-based care in behavioral health is confusing. All the jargon makes it seem like everyone is speaking a different language. A value-based care arrangement can mean many things, including full-risk, pay-for-performance, or even shared savings. But the biggest obstacle to a value-based care future is the lack of national standards. To complicate matters, these conversations […]

Mental Health Now Top Comorbidity for Highmark Members

Highmark Wholecare reports that over a third of its members have been diagnosed with at least one mental health condition. That’s according to a recent analysis of over 420,000 Highmark Wholecare members, which found that mental health disorders have become the most common health condition among its members, surpassing common conditions like diabetes, hypertension, tobacco […]

Ria Health Partnering with Highmark to Cover Insurance Costs for AUD Treatment

Ria Health, a telehealth provider of treatment services for alcohol use disorder (AUD), is joining forces with Highmark to make coverage available for the insurer’s members. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, Ria will be offered to over 5 million members of Pittsburgh-based Highmark, a Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate that covers residents in Pennsylvania, Delaware […]