Ep. #96 Integrated Care: A Unified Voice

About this episode

The hosts discuss updates on integrated care and the need for a unified message in the face of challenges in behavioral health integration.

Hosts Grace Pratt, Monica Harrison, Bridget, Neftali Serrano, and late-arriving co-host Jen Thomas introduce themselves on the Integrated Care Podcast and share CFHA updates, including the virtual spring conference (May 6–7) and a call for proposals for the October fall conference in St. Louis, plus cohort-based trainings on cfha.net. The group workshops a planned fall mini-summit prompted by Naftali’s concern that government momentum for behavioral health integration is waning while cost pressures, health tech fragmentation, and changes to primary care accelerate. They discuss the need for a unified message centered on team-based care, the operational barriers within health systems, and gaps between clinical progress, organizational change, and policy influence, emphasizing relationship-building with administrators and policymakers so integrated care is included in future payment models and legislation.

People in this episode

Hosts: Grace Pratt, Monica Harrison, Bridget, Neftali Serrano, Jen Thomas

Topics covered

• integrated care
• behavioral health
• team-based care
• health system barriers
• policy influence
• relationship-building

Keywords

• integrated care
• behavioral health integration
• health tech fragmentation
• primary care
• team-based care
• policy
• health systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFHA

Places: St. Louis

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