Thank you to everyone who attended our panel! It was an insightful discussion with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Easterseals HQ! #NatCon24

How can we support the expansion of these kinds of models? 'We didn't wait for the payers to come to us; we went to them. Find your people and be persistent.' -- Juliana Harper Easterseals MORC #NatCon24

What's next for the AIS APM? 'We're looking for partners, not just providers. You're likely already providing these services to your patients, you're just not getting paid for it. We want to pay you for it.' -- Julia Isaacs, BCBSM #NatCon24

'We need partnerships & risk arrangements to help facilitate physical & behavioral health integration [...] It's not about 'if you build it they will come.' If you build it, they don't know you built it. There's an educational component to this.' -- Julia Isaacs, BCBSM #NatCon24

'Team-based care is engaging and leads to clinician AND patient satisfaction.' -- Juliana Harper, Easterseals MORC #NatCon24

'When we expand services, we see cost savings.' -- Julia Isaacs, BCBSM #NatCon24

A payer-led model can help lead to these kinds of outcomes (like 1 week to treatment!), especially when we see 30-40 day time to care for SMI patients in other markets. #NatCon24

What are the outcomes? They are impressive! #NatCon24

'We're the opener for Michelle Obama this morning!' -- Anay Patel, President & COO #NatCon24

'The spirit of this alternative payment model is that we want to make sure we cover services that are not usually covered in traditional commercial insurance.' -- Julia Isaacs, BCBSM

How did this payer/provider collaboration start? 'It all started by building relationships and staying persistent.' -- Juliana Harper, Easterseals MORC

The number one barrier is cost, even for those commercially insured. #NatCon24

What was this AIS trying to solve for? 'There wasn't anything that was going to serve this patient population well, including care coordination and case management.' -- Juliana Harper, Easterseals MORC

When developing the AIS program, BCBSM uncovered that SMI patients with commercial insurance actually received less services. #NatCon24

Many services for the SMI patient population are regional, so when thinking nationally, we must also think about regional collaboration. #NatCon24

Quite the line-up in our panel presentation this morning! #NatCon24

'We're seeing more collaboration between payers and providers to meet the needs of patient populations, especially those with serious mental illnesses.' -- Anay Patel, President & COO #NatCon24

It's the final day of #NatCon24 , & while we're sad it's the last day, we're excited for our panel presentation! 🎉 Join us in 260, Level 2, ACCC at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT for an exciting conversation with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Easterseals HQ, moderated by our own Anay Patel!

It's Day 2 of #NatCon24 ! 🎉 We are so thankful for the day we had yesterday. Tomorrow, our President and COO, Anay Patel, will moderate a panel presentation with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Easterseals HQ. The panel will be at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT located in 260, Level 2, ACCC.

Don't miss out on this social hour! 🥂 RSVP at the link below 🎉