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Integrating Care, Improving Lives: Inside IHPA’s Behavioral Health Model
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Integrating Care, Improving Lives: Inside IHPA’s Behavioral Health Model

Two leaders from the Illinois Health Practice Alliance (IHPA) join us to discuss their mission as a clinically integrated behavioral health network advancing health, recovery, engagement, and choice.

Two leaders from the Illinois Health Practice Alliance (IHPA) — David Berkey (CEO) and Gilbert Lichstein (COO) — join us to discuss IHPA’s mission as a clinically integrated behavioral health network advancing health, recovery, engagement, and choice across Illinois. Topics include:

  • IHPA’s background and the market gaps it addresses

  • The importance of integrating primary and behavioral health care

  • Value-Based Care and how it's implemented

  • How IHPA tackles Social Determinants of Health

  • The role of technology in supporting integrated and value-based care

  • The significance of evidence-based practices in IHPA programs

  • A day in the life of an IHPA provider

  • How potential Medicaid cuts could impact their work and care delivery

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