Results

Committee names four fixes to speed adoption; two can be made by administrative action alone WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 31, 2026): Fewer than 10 percent of eligible primary care practices use Collaborative Care, eight years after Medicare created its billing codes. Today the HHS Healthcare Advisory Committee, which advises the HHS Secretary and the CMS Administrator, […]

More than 180 organizations sign on as Collaborative Care and measurement-informed care emerge as national priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2026): HHS launched its National Behavioral Health Quality and Best Practices Voluntary Pledge today, and more than 180 organizations signed on. Five Path Forward partners were in the room: the American Psychiatric Association, Meadows Mental […]

Proposal also advances measurement-informed care, CCBHCs, and community health workers WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2026): CMS released the proposed CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, with significant payment gains for Collaborative Care, a top Path Forward priority. The fee schedule sets Medicare payment for more than 10,000 services, and commercial insurers and Medicaid programs often follow […]

Committee bill rejects the deepest proposed cuts and keeps key mental health lines flat or higher WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2026): The House Appropriations Committee voted 34 to 28 to advance the FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill provides $110.8 billion for the U.S. Department of Health […]

The learning modules provided by the APA include resources and guidance on how the CoCM can be used to treat specific populations. Practices have successfully adapted and implemented the CoCM to deliver mental health care to the following special patient populations: Geriatric, Pediatric, Perinatal, and Substance Use Disorders.

From our partner organization, the American Psychiatric Association, these resources explain the Collaborative Care Model and how to successfully integrate it into a primary care setting, including training, implementation, reimbursement, and more.