New Public Health Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health (Capacity of Medicaid Providers to Implement and Sustain Evidence-Based Practices for Behavioral …): Health and Medicine – Public Health

2026 APR 01 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Researchers detail new data in Health and Medicine - Public Health. According to news reporting originating in New Orleans, Louisiana, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The Center for Evidence to Practice at Louisiana State University Health Sciences School of Public Health (hereinafter, the Center) is committed to strengthening the capacity of Medicaid providers to implement and sustain evidence-based practices (EBPs) for behavioral health services. With funding from the Louisiana Department of Health-Office of Behavioral Health, the Center conducted the EBP Capacity and Sustainability Funding Initiative to expand the use and accessibility of EBPs in Louisiana.”

Financial support for this research came from Louisiana Department of Health Office of Behavioral Health.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, “This case study examined how targeted financial incentives and technical assistance supported clinicians in qualifying for, billing, and delivering 7 EBPs within Louisiana’s Medicaid behavioral health system. Thirty EBP-qualified clinicians delivered 361 sessions to 93 clients during a 5-month funding period (March-July 2022) and earned $167 500 in incentives across 25 entities. A survey of these clinicians found that 96% (24 of 25) would recommend this type of incentive, reporting increased motivation, professional recognition, and capacity to grow their practices. However, Medicaid claims data showed that the use of EBP tracking codes decreased after the incentive period ended, suggesting that short-term funding alone was insufficient for long-term sustainability. Clinicians identified administrative and technical barriers, including inconsistent managed care organization requirements and nonstandardized billing processes. A simplified billing infrastructure and ongoing funding incentives are needed to reduce the administrative burden of billing and promote EBP implementation.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Findings highlight the strengths and limitations of short-term incentive programs for advancing EBP delivery within a Medicaid system.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Capacity of Medicaid Providers to Implement and Sustain Evidence-Based Practices for Behavioral Health Services, Louisiana, 2022. Public Health Reports®, 2026:333549261434126. Public Health Reports® can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Gabrielle Gonzalez, Center for Evidence to Practice, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Lisa Staples, Alice Yeh, Ronnie Rubin and Stephen Phillippi.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549261434126. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

The publisher of the journal Public Health Reports® can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.

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