Accountable Care

Collaborative (ACC) Phase II

Short-term Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Laurel Karabatsos, Deputy Medicaid Director

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March 20, 2018

Our Mission

Improving health care access and

outcomes for the people we serve

while demonstrating sound

stewardship of financial resources

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Agenda

• ACC Goals and Objectives

• Short-term Behavioral Health in Primary Care

➢ Purpose

➢ Policy

➢ Procedure Codes

• Implementation and Resources

• Questions and Answers

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Goals and Objectives

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Role of Regional Accountable

Entities

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Short-term Behavioral

Health in Primary Care

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Behavioral Health

• Level of psychological

well-being

• Both Mental Health and

Substance Use

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Terminology

Policy Objectives

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• Increase access to behavioral health

• Offer interventions for non-covered

diagnoses

• Provide early intervention

• Increase member options on where to

receive care

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Short-term Behavioral Health Policy

Short-term Behavioral Health Policy

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Provider Billing Types for Fee-

for-Service Reimbursement

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Short-term Behavioral Health Codes

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In Summary

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Timeline & Resources

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Implementation Timeline

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Resources

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Find resources on CO.gov/HCPF/ACCPhase2

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Contacts for Providers

Questions?

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Use the chat function to

submit your question.

Thank you!

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More Information

CO.gov/HCPF/ACCPhase2