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The Collaborative Care Model Is Quietly Becoming the Most-Funded Behavioral Health Integration Strategy in U.S. Primary Care: Why Medicaid Coverage Gaps Still Define Who Gets It

The Collaborative Care Model Is Quietly Becoming the Most-Funded Behavioral Health Integration Strategy in U.S. Primary Care: Why Medicaid Coverage Gaps Still Define Who Gets It

by Ethan Webb | May 15, 2026 | Regulation

Key Takeaways A rapidly expanding evidence-based model. Commercial-market CoCM penetration grew roughly 27-fold (from 2.2 to 58.8 patients per 100,000 eligible commercially insured individuals) between 2018 and 2023, according to a May 2025 Milliman analysis...
Peer Support Specialists Are a Mainstream Fixture in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Mental Health Has Been Slower to Adopt Them, and Reimbursement Policy Is a Big Reason Why.

Peer Support Specialists Are a Mainstream Fixture in Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Mental Health Has Been Slower to Adopt Them, and Reimbursement Policy Is a Big Reason Why.

by Ethan Webb | May 4, 2026 | Technology

Key Takeaways Peer support adoption is uneven across behavioral health: Substance use disorder treatment has integrated peer specialists into mainstream practice, while mental health treatment has been slower to embrace the model despite close clinical overlap between...
Arizona Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Rates: A Credential-Tiered Fee Schedule, a Two-Door Delivery System, and a Policy Overhaul in Motion

Arizona Medicaid ABA Reimbursement Rates: A Credential-Tiered Fee Schedule, a Two-Door Delivery System, and a Policy Overhaul in Motion

by Ethan Webb | Apr 24, 2026 | Regulation

Key Takeaways AHCCCS ABA spending rose from $260 million in fiscal year 2024 to $371 million in fiscal year 2025. AHCCCS previewed proposed updates to AMPM 320S through provider and family webinars on April 15 and 16, 2026. Arizona’s FY26 ABA fee schedule,...

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