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Colorado describes $29M ARPA integrated‑care grant and new behavioral‑health codes
Summary
Colorado described a $29 million ARPA‑funded integrated care sustainability program that shifted short‑term behavioral‑health visits into RAEs, opened codes (COCM, HBAI) to support brief interventions in primary care and reported early utilization of about 1,300 billable integrated encounters per month.
Rachel Schuck of Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing explained how ARPA funds and policy changes are supporting integrated behavioral‑health services in primary care.
Schuck said $29,000,000 in ARPA funding was designated to support organizations to implement or expand integrated care in primary‑care settings; the grant runs through Dec. 31, 2026. Colorado moved previously limited short‑term behavioral‑health visit codes into RAE capitation so those services can be billed through the RAEs, expanded brief intervention codes such as HBAI and the Collaborative Care Model (COCM), and added a PMPM to support integrated practices. "This grant ends 12/31/2026," Schuck said.
Schuck reported early utilization data for the policy’s first year: about 1,300 billable integrated encounters per month (July–March data), with federally qualified health centers using codes heavily and the brief/"hobby" codes representing roughly 92% of encounters. She said the policy team has done substantial outreach and education to providers about how to use the codes and track the collaborative care requirements.
Schuck urged interested parties to review Colorado’s policy materials on the state website for details and implementation guidance.
