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The policy environment in which a primary care practice operates inevitably enables or complicates transformation to integrated care. Using practical examples mostly from the United States, this chapter focuses on three policy issues that will affect all primary care practices as they integrate behavioral health as a routine, inseparable part of practice: payment, workforce, and data management. This chapter exposes needed policies and illustrates how workarounds are sometimes necessary while policy catches up with enhanced practice.
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Kirchner, S.R., Gold, S.B., Miller, B.F. (2019). Where Practice Meets Policy. In: Gold, S., Green, L. (eds) Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98587-9_8
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