From Cost Center to Shared Prosperity: Outcome-Driven Funding for Mental Health
Janis Dubno
Sorenson Impact Institute
Track
Pathways to Shared Prosperity
Format
The Collaborative Forum ((Up to 3 Facilitators/Speakers))
Speakers
- NameMark Rapaport
- TitlePresident of the American Psychiatric Association
- OrganizationAmerican Psychiatric Association
- NameJeremy Kendrick =
- TitleAssociate Professor (Clinical)
- OrganizationHuntsman Mental Health Institute
- NameFernando Wilson
- TitleDirector of the CTSI Health Economics Core and Endowed Chair of the Matheson Center for Health Care Studies
- OrganizationUniversity of Utah
Description
Mental health and substance use care are still funded largely as cost centers, even though improvements in outcomes lead to reduced downstream costs for health systems, payers, employers, and governments. This panel will explore how outcome-driven metrics can shift the funding framework from paying for volume to investing in measurable impact. Drawing on a replicable framework developed by the Sorenson Impact Institute for Huntsman Mental Health Institute, speakers will discuss how better evidence can unlock more funding, expand access to care, and strengthen community wellbeing and shared prosperity.
