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OCA outlines straw model for behavioral‑health investment benchmark focused on outpatient and community care
Summary
OCA proposed a two‑track approach: (1) measure total behavioral health spending broadly (claims, non‑claims, pharmacy and patient responsibility) and (2) set an investment benchmark focused on covered, in‑network outpatient and community‑based behavioral health services to advance access and equity.
The Office of Health Care Affordability presented a straw model for a behavioral‑health investment benchmark that separates measurement from the policy benchmark: OCA would measure total behavioral health spending broadly (claims, non‑claims, pharmacy and patient responsibility) but set a focused benchmark that counts covered in‑network outpatient and…
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