HHS Unveils New Model To Encourage Behavioral Health Integration

Mental health advocates are cheering the Biden administration’s new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model that will encourage more providers to integrate behavioral health care with physical health care -- though some stakeholders initially weren’t sure how the new demonstration differs from the popular Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model. HHS staff say they expect the two programs to complement each other. “CCBHCs can certainly be part of this, and I think we hope that that CCBHCs will engage in...