Monday, October 1, 2018

Accountable Care Organizations and the (Lack of) Depression Remission

The average rate of depression remission at twelve months for people not receiving any mental health treatment in this country is 53 percent. But in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), it’s only 9 percent. Mental Health America (MHA) wants to know why.

ACOs were the first big innovation in the value-based payment movement. Here’s how they work: A group of providers get together and make a deal with an insurance company. If they achieve certain quality objectives and end up costing...


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source https://psychcentral.com/blog/accountable-care-organizations-and-the-lack-of-depression-remission/

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