Publications

Exploring Value-Based Payment to Encourage Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care
Report | Publication | February 2020
Expanding the capacity and ability of primary care providers to assess and treat substance use disorders is critical. With support from the Melville Charitable Trust, TAC and the Center for Health Care Strategies conducted interviews with stakeholders to understand how value-based payment (VBP) levers can be used to encourage…
Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Mainstream Medical Care: Four Ground-Level Experiences
Report | Publication | February 2020
This brief offers four examples of the integration of SUD treatment and mainstream medical care. Rather than search for a uniform set of requisite traits, we decided to show why and how four very different groups of providers have moved toward integrated care. (2018)
The Role State Mental Health Authorities Can Play in Delivery of Integrated Primary and Behavioral Health Care for People with Serious Mental Illness, including those with Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders
| Publication | November 2018
Authored by TAC Senior Consultant Sherry Lerch, this working paper is part of a 2017 series compiled by the Technical Assistance Coalition of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, all addressing the question: "What Is the Inpatient Bed Need if You Have a Best Practice Continuum…