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Before competing in Olympic swimming, it’s important to start with basic lessons; similarly, behavioral health providers may consider taking strategic intermediate steps before becoming fully at-risk providers.
The move from a fee-for-service model toward risk-based value-based care can be gradual for behavioral health providers. There are a number of alternative payment models that providers can start with to dip their toes into the value-based water. Examples of alternative payment models include everything from bundled payments to pay-for-performance to capitation.