Studies have shown that integrated behavioral health (IBH) is an important model for reducing costs and improving patient outcomes, but issues with financing this method of care have mitigated implementation efforts. Psychiatric collaborative care management (CoCM) and behavioral health integration (BHI) codes allow for the financing of certain IBH services.

This brief describes a study that conducted an online survey and interviews with administrators of federally qualified health centers using CoCM and BHI billing codes to examine their experiences of implementing IBH and what barriers they encountered.