Payers and policymakers at all levels are exploring how to incentivize integrated care delivery, streamline patients’ transitions among care settings, and support proactive care management to address the drivers of poor outcomes and high costs. Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics move beyond health homes to address these challenges and...
Read moreOn October 6, the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois, the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health, and the Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, in partnership with the Behavioral Health + Economics Network (BHECON) hosted a discussion on Integrated Health Homes. Participants heard from experienced clinic executives, state agency representatives,...
Read moreRead Governor Rauner’s proposed changes to behavioral health service delivery through a Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver.
Read moreOn August 30 behavioral health providers and consumers joined state health agency officials for a discussion on the state of Illinois behavioral health system.
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BHECON is a platform to bring stakeholders, researchers, policy experts and government officials across the fields of behavioral health, criminal justice, and public safety together to consider initiatives and reforms based on sound economic data. BHECON believes leveraging data and engaging diverse stakeholders can drive behavioral health system change to improve the lives of individuals living with serious mental illness.