Results

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.

May 28, 2024

Report
NCQA Report Evaluates the Current Evidence for Behavioral Health Network Adequacy Standards

Funded by the Sozosei Foundation, this white paper report presents the NCQA’s findings and highlights models that have successfully improved access to care. These models have the potential to influence the future design of behavioral health networks and adequacy standards.

May 18, 2024

Event
Recap: Mid-Atlantic Path Forward Webinar on the Collaborative Care Model

This webinar delved into the intricate implementation of the Collaborative Care Model within primary care settings. Attendees gained valuable insights into how these programs are being integrated, the progress they have made, and their current status.

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Feb 27, 2024

Article
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Shares Results of its Novel Study on the Collaborative Care Model

This report explains how the Collaborative Care Model can potentially mitigate mental healthcare accessibility and the healthcare workforce shortage by providing effective and financially sustainable care to patients on a large scale.

Jan 17, 2024

Resource
Engaging Insurers on Behavioral Health – An Employer Resource

The issues of mental health access and quality have become increasingly recognized as foundational to employer health strategy. 

Key Focus Areas: Network Access, Other Access, Quality of Care Management, Integration into Primary Care and Workplace Mental Health.

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Dec 14, 2023

Briefing
Path Forward Applauds Inseparable for Their Focus on High-Impact Actions

A new set of recommendations from Inseparable identifies a number of policies to improve access to mental health care.

Nov 1, 2023

Event
APA’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

Report
Improving 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 29, 2023

Resource
Mental Health Association of Maryland Host Second Webinar on Collaborative Care Model

The webinar series serves as a platform for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and stakeholders to share their experiences and learn from each other’s successes and challenges in adopting the Collaborative Care Model.

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Sep 17, 2023

Resource
Employer Action Plan

Take charge of mental health care for millions of Americans with the purchasing power in your hands. What it takes is a just a few small changes to how purchasers negotiate with insurance companies and third-party administrators. And we are here to help.

Sep 13, 2023

Report
National 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

Report
Meadows 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.

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Jul 18, 2023

Press Release
New 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.