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Health Reform Needs to Merge Behavioral with Medical

Catasys Health - Monday, July 25, 2011

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 25, 2011


Mental health experts call for psychologists and other medical providers to be in the forefront of health care reform as new reimbursement initiatives seek to blend medical and behavioral health payments.

American health care has long been criticized as providing primarily medical care with mental and behavioral services viewed as separate and less essential entities. Moreover, only 5 percent of the “health” care expenditures in America go toward prevention.
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