HRHCare Joint Venture with CBHS

HRHCare Joint Venture with Coordinated Behavioral Health Services

Peekskill, NY –HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare) and Coordinated Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) have jointly formed an independent practice association (“IPA”) to facilitate the integration of their services and provide a framework for value-based contracting under New York State’s Behavioral Health Medicaid Managed Care redesign initiatives and as a partner organization under the State’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (“DSRIP”) Program.

Clinical integration of primary care and behavioral health providers is critical to the success of both of these initiatives. The State’s vision for Behavioral Health Medicaid Managed Care is fully integrated treatment where behavioral and physical health are valued equally and patients’ recovery goals are supported through a comprehensive and accessible service system.

“Over the years, HRHCare has provided behavioral health care as part of our comprehensive primary care of patients, but this joint venture will enable us to expand the behavioral health component through our partners and make a significant impact on how Medicaid patients are cared for,” said Anne Kauffman Nolon, MPH, President and CEO of HRHCare.

The DSRIP program is a part of a ground-breaking waiver that will allow the state to reinvest $8 billion in federal savings generated by the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT). The emphasis is on community-level collaborations that focus on system reform, specifically a goal to achieve a 25 percent reduction in avoidable hospital use over five years. Safety net providers, like HRHCare and CBHS, will have the opportunity to collaborate to implement innovative projects focusing on system transformation, clinical improvement and population health improvement.

“We are very excited about this collaboration between CBHS and HRHCare,” said Amy Kohn, Chair of CBHS. “Joining together, we can meet this challenge to improve the integration of services while also improving the experience of care for our patients.”

About HRHCare

HRHCare (Hudson River HealthCare) is a nonprofit, New York State licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Founded in 1975 to provide care to the medically underserved population of Peekskill, HRHCare has grown to include 27 health centers delivering care throughout a 10 county region of New York to 112,000 patients with nearly 200 primary care practitioners.

HRHCare provides comprehensive services including adult and pediatric care; obstetrical and gynecological care; family planning; HIV counseling, testing and referral; dental services; mental health counseling; nutrition counseling; podiatry; WIC services; health education; and a full complement of outreach, translation, transportation, benefits counseling and health insurance enrollment assistance.

HRHCare has a profound commitment to the communities it serves and works to improve community health through partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders including local businesses, social service agencies, housing organizations, food banks, farm worker alliances and other community organizations.

For full information: hrhcare1.wpengine.com or 1-844-HRH-CARE

About CBHS

CBHS is a joint venture created by 9 major behavioral health and disability providers in the Hudson Valley: Mental Health Association of Westchester, Mental Health Association of Rockland County, Westchester Jewish Community Services, Occupations, Human Development Services of Westchester, Mental Health America of Dutchess, Abilities First, Crystal Run Village, and New Hope Community.

CBHS was incorporated in 2012 and the six behavioral health partners have formed a subsidiary Independent Practice Association (IPA) with the purpose of developing value-based business initiatives that successfully manage care and provide the cost effective, person-centered, out-come based innovative services required for the future. Together, the partners will further New York State’s vision for Behavioral Health Medicaid Managed Care, and through the DSRIP program, initiate services that will support clinical innovation and improved population health.

Collectively, the CBHS IPA:

• Serves over 60,000 people annually.
• Employs over 4,100 staff.
• Operates budgets collectively of over $250 million.
• Is a founding member of the Hudson Valley Care Coalition (HVCC) Health Home
• Holds licenses by OMH, OPWDD, OASAS, DOH, SED, and OCFS.
• Provides: Care Management; Hospital Diversion Services (respite, urgent care, PROS, peer specialists); Mental health and Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation; Residential Services; Peer Services; Assertive Community Treatment (ACT); Home Based Treatment – Mobile Services; Employment Services, and other Health and Recovery Services (HARPS).

For full information: 914-345-5900