The Results We’re Focused On
Our Progress Step-by-Step
Over the past two years, we have passed a $60M national bill (with a 10 percent set aside for Collaborative Care); influenced state regulators in Texas, Maryland, and Washington to adopt our network adequacy and parity standards; educated hundreds of employer and insurance representatives and thousands of primary care doctors, psychiatrists, and other medical staff; and launched local pilots and a state-wide Collaborative & Measurement-based Care scaling effort in Texas.
See the readings below for more details about our step-by-step progress as an organization and nation.

Nov 1, 2023
EventAPA’s 2023 Mental Health Conference Features Discussion of Pediatric Collaborative Care Model
The 2023 Mental Health Services Conference of the American Psychiatric Association featured a discussion of the pediatric Collaborative Care Model that was led by a team from the Meadows Institute.


Oct 10, 2023
ReportImproving Network Adequacy for Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorders
The Path Forward Coalition has released a new report: “Equitable Access to Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Standards, Measures, and Enforcement of Network Adequacy.”

Sep 13, 2023
ReportNational Alliance’s Workplace Mental Health Strategy
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions recently released an updated framework for workplace mental health strategy.

Aug 1, 2023
ReportMeadows Mental Health Policy Institute Publishes White Paper on Pediatric and Adolescent Collaborative Care
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) published a white paper summarizing the findings and recommendations of its roundtable on pediatric and adolescent collaborative care, hosted in January 2023 in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.


Jul 18, 2023
Press ReleaseNew Patient Survey Shows Significant Disparities in Access Between Mental Health and Substance Use Versus Physical Health Care
Members of the Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use issue urgent recommendations in response to new report on continued behavioral health access challenges.

Jun 7, 2023
EventMeadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Commonwealth Fund Congressional Briefing
Leaders from the Meadows Institute and the Commonwealth Fund appeared at the U. S. Capitol Visitor Center for a congressional briefing on the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).


May 10, 2023
EventSolving the Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Philanthropic Dialogue
Briefing provided to a diverse group of more than 50 philanthropists and their representatives, including individual philanthropists and foundation representatives from national, place-based and community foundations.

Apr 23, 2023
ReportVoice of the Purchaser Survey on Behavioral Health Report
Only 31% of employers were satisfied with network access for behavioral health services according to a survey of 221 employers that provide health coverage to over 10 million employees and dependents.

Apr 1, 2023
ReportCollaborative Care Implementation Costs Across Health Care Systems
Report analyzing CoCM implementation cost data from 10 health systems nationwide that varied in size, U.S. region, and urban or rural setting.

Nov 1, 2022
ReportImproving Behavioral Health Care for Youth Through Collaborative Care Expansion
Policy brief provides a national scan of Medicaid programs to understand which states cover Collaborative Care and how.

May 25, 2022
LetterAPA Expresses Concerns About Lack of Parity Enforcement in Letter to DOL Secretary
Letter to Department of Labor Secretary urging more dedicated parity enforcement

Mar 30, 2022
TestimonyBehavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care
Testimony to Senate Finance Committee by Meadows President Andy Keller, Ph. D