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State Medicaid programs are increasingly overhauling payment structures in favor of value-based payment systems. A new report suggests that value-based payment reform may decrease mental health emergency room visits.
Value-based payment strategies reward providers and health plans with incentive payments for the quality, rather than quantity, of care provided to patients.
A new study published in the JAMA Health Forum found that Medicaid value-based payment reform was associated with increased behavioral health visits.