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Tag: Path Forward Coalition


May 20, 2025
ReportTrends in the Adoption of the Collaborative Care Model
Path Forward, along with our partners, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and the American Psychiatric Association, commissioned Milliman to conduct the most comprehensive claims analysis to date. Reflecting 219 million Americans across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans, this data gives us our first true national picture of Collaborative Care adoption.


May 20, 2025
Press ReleaseFederal Action Needed to Close Mental Health Care Gaps Despite 10-Fold Growth in Proven Care Model
A first-ever national analysis reveals a tenfold increase in the commercial health insurance market in the use of the Collaborative Care Model – a proven team-based approach to mental health care that integrates screening, treatment, and psychiatric consultation directly into primary care.


May 20, 2025
Support StatementPath Forward Statement on the Need for Further Expansion of the Collaborative Care Model
Path Forward released a landmark analysis this week of the nationwide adoption of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).
The report shows a tenfold increase between from 2018 to 2022 for Medicare and Medicaid and 2018 to 2023 for commercial insurance in the number of people who are receiving treatment through this proven, evidence-based method of addressing mental health needs in primary and specialty care settings.


Apr 7, 2025
PolicyThe Reintroduction of the Complete Care Act: A Vital Step Forward for Integrated Care
The landscape of mental health and substance use disorder care in the United States is poised for a significant transformation with the recent reintroduction of the Complete Care Act on Capitol Hill. The COMPLETE (Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective) Care Act aims to enhance access and integration of mental […]


Oct 18, 2024
FundingPartnership between 3 Path Forward members, secures 5-year grant to support Collaborative Care implementation
Path Forward members, through ongoing education of policy leaders, successfully established a National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) to support collaborative care implementation through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).


Oct 8, 2024
LetterNew Guidance From CMS prioritizes Integrated Care, CoCM and Measurement-Based Care as Best Practices
The collective work of our partners has been instrumental in advocating for Integrated Care, the Collaborative Care Model and Measurement-Based Care as a way to resolve the mental health crisis in the US. Federal support of these evidence-based approaches will have a profound impact, particularly in Medicaid programs, and will help accelerate the adoption of these models nationwide.


Sep 10, 2024
PolicyPath Forward Responds to the Final Parity Rule
The Path Forward, a coalition of health care purchasers, clinician associations, health systems, philanthropists, and health-related nonprofits, appreciates the Administration for its focus on ensuring improved access to quality mental health and substance use disorder care. While this rule may prove challenging for employers and health plans in the near term, it is the responsibility […]


Sep 7, 2024
Press ReleaseNAMI Joins Path Forward
We are honored to announce that NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, has joined Path Forward in our mission to ensure equitable access to quality mental health and substance use care. NAMI’s leadership in advocating for individuals with mental health conditions and their families has had a profound impact on communities across the nation.


Jul 17, 2024
Press ReleaseNational Council for Mental Wellbeing Joins Path Forward
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has joined Path Forward, a coalition that brings together stakeholders from across the health care ecosystem, to advance targeted policies and practices that will expand equitable access to quality mental health care.


Jul 17, 2024
ResourceIntegrating Behavioral Health Care into Primary Care Settings: The Collaborative Care Model
The Collaborative Care Model: How it works, how it can be integrated into primary and specialty care settings, and its many benefits.


May 28, 2024
ReportNCQA 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
EventRecap: 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.