#10: Obvious Truths Our Healthcare Policy Still Doesn’t Support: Mental Health as Standard Healthcare + Aligning Incentives to Achieve Better Outcomes

What you’ll get out of this episodeQuick announcement: Carrie and Rebecca are both attending HLTH in Boston Oct 17-20. Will you be there? Connect via LinkedIn beforehand so you can say hi! Now on with the show...These truths may be obvious to you as a healthcare innovator, but regulators, payors, and sometimes even consumers still lag behind for some very outdated and sometimes odd reasons. After a few episodes of solo hosting, Carrie and Rebecca reconnect for another episode in this series on what seems really obvious but isn’t yet the norm.In this episode you’ll discover:Why mental health is a vital aspect of maintaining overall health—and why the system is not set up to support that (right now)How providers, payors, and tech companies can align incentives to achieve better outcomes and lower health costsWhy our system isn’t built for that kind of alignment yet—but it’s getting thereThis lively conversation is one you won’t want to miss if you’re a healthcare provider, a mental health advocate, a policymaker, a digital health company, or a payor of health services. Quotables“We have a perfect storm right now of increased need for mental health services and decreased access.” Ep10 of @DecodingHealth1 w/ @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/ “We know there is a connection between mental health and physical health...some of the most costly ailments are exacerbated by mental health issues” E10 @DecodingHealth1 @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/ “Value-based payment and delivery models align incentives among patients, providers & payors for better outcomes & less cost than fee-for-service” Ep10 @DecodingHealth1 @NixonGwiltLaw https://sliceofhealthcare.com/category/decoding-healthcare-innovation/ Recommended ResourcesMore obvious truths our healthcare policy still doesn’t support [podcast/video]4X growth in 5 years: Why investment in Mental and Behavioral Health is exploding [video]What is a Value-Based Enterprise? New Opportunities for Digital Health and Healthcare Innovation [blog]Prime and Pear Therapeutics’ value-based arrangement [press release]Proposed 2022 MPFS: Expansion in Audio-Only Telehealth, Permanent Remote “Direct Supervision”, and Remaining Opportunities for New Permanent Telehealth Codes [blog]Join the ConversationAre you a digital health or health system innovator? Tell us what top