From Policy to Practice: Implementing Team-Based Bundled Rates in Early Psychosis Care

Lauren Finke and Amanda Weber

This session explores strategies for advancing sustainable financing models for Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) and early psychosis programs through team-based bundled payment structures. Lauren Finke with the Kennedy Forum will share policy recommendations and advocacy priorities to facilitate commercial reimbursement for CSC services. Following that, Amanda Weber, Director of Early Psychosis Services Hub at the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, will offer a real-world perspective on navigating insurance systems and successfully securing a bundled-rate contract by highlighting lessons learned.