At AHIP, Medicaid MCOs Talk Behavioral Health Value-Based Contracts

To succeed with value-based behavioral health care contracts, Medicaid managed care plans need to tailor those pacts to the unique needs of a given provider, MCO executives say. And plans may not be able to use risk-based contracts with individual practitioners and other small providers — especially if network adequacy is at stake.

“We really try to think about it in three broad categories: Are we bringing clinical value, operational value or financial value” as a result of a value-based contract? posed Kevin Wheeler, M.D., medical director for practice transformation and value-based contracting strategy at AmeriHealth Caritas, during a June 14 session of the AHIP 2023 conference in Portland, Oregon. “And we’re thinking about this in terms of our relationships with our providers and with our members.”

0 Comments
© 2025 MMIT
Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson

Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

Related Posts

two-people-talking
June 2

Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage Is Exacerbated by Poor Reimbursement

READ MORE
a-family-looking-at-bills
January 20

Medicaid Faces Behavioral Health Provider Shortage, but MCOs Can Help

READ MORE
washington-dc-united-states-capitol-on-capitol-hill
January 13

Federal Funding Law Introduces New Compliance Challenges in Telehealth, Mental Health, Medicaid

Read More

GAIN THERAPEUTIC AREA-SPECIFIC INTEL TO DRIVE ACCESS FOR YOUR BRAND

Sign up for publications to get unmatched business intelligence delivered to your inbox.

subscribe today