Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model
ID: 354873Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (HHS-CMS)

Award Range

$0 - $8M

Eligible Applicants

State Governments

Funding Category

Affordable Care Act

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354873
Timeline
    Description

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a funding opportunity through the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, aimed at enhancing integrated care for adults with moderate to severe mental health conditions and substance use disorders. This initiative seeks to implement a value-based payment model that aligns Medicaid and Medicare services, thereby improving access, quality of care, and promoting health equity among beneficiaries. The program, which will run from January 2025 to December 2032, has a total funding amount of up to $60 million, with individual awards reaching up to $7.5 million for selected state Medicaid agencies. Interested applicants must submit their proposals by September 9, 2024, and can direct inquiries to IBHModel@cms.hhs.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    IBHModel@cms.hhs.gov
    Files
    Title
    Posted
    IBH-NOFO-Final-Clearance-Clean-20240617.pdf
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new funding opportunity for the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, aimed at promoting integrated care for behavioral health conditions among adult Medicaid, Medicare, and dually eligible beneficiaries. Up to eight state Medicaid agencies (SMAs) can participate, with each potentially receiving up to $7.5 million over an eight-year period starting from January 1, 2025. The IBH Model intends to address pressing issues in behavioral health, such as high expenditures and uncoordinated system barriers, through a value-based payment model and enhanced care delivery frameworks that prioritize connection to physical health resources and social services.
    IBH.pdf
    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model, which aims to support integrated care delivery frameworks for Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries with significant behavioral health conditions. Up to eight state Medicaid agencies will receive cooperative agreements of up to $7.5 million alongside a total available funding of $60 million over an anticipated performance period from January 2025 to December 2032. Proposals must be submitted electronically by September 9, 2024, and will be evaluated based on their capacity for implementation, payment approaches, and strategies to enhance access and equity in behavioral health care.
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