The Current State Of Behavioral Health In ACOs

Last month, I read an interesting research report from the Dartmouth Institute For Health Policy And Clinical Practice, Organizational and Financial Integration of Behavioral Health into Accountable Care Organizations. The long and the short of the findings?

1. Most (92%) of ACOs are responsible for behavioral health services
2. A third of ACOs have no formal relationships with behavioral health providers

I think this is a function of both the relative immaturity of the ACO organizations and the nature of the organizations (largely, but not . . .