Nationwide PsychU Integrated Care Discussion Forum Summary
Integrated care is a topic often discussed amongst healthcare providers and payers these days and remains a persistent challenge six years after initiation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACA’s “medical homes” were meant to serve as models providing seamless, comprehensive, coordinated medical and mental health care to beneficiaries with complex medical needs. Unfortunately, continued barriers to mental health care remain. A 2016 study by JAMA Internal Medicine1 showed most Americans who screen positive for depression do not receive treatment. Despite …