Table 1.
Relationship of EBP contract language to contracting method and to SMHA co-location
| No EBP language in contracts/RFPs |
Contracts/RFPs require or encourage EBPs |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSA characteristic (n=51) | p-value | |||
| Provider contracting | p=0.03 | |||
| Direct a | 9 (26.5%) | 25 (73.5%) | 34 (66.6%) | |
| Indirect b | 10 (58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) | 17 (33.3%) | |
| 51 (100%) | ||||
| Co-location with SMHA | ||||
| Combined | 10 (34.5%) | 19 (65.5%) | 29 (56.9%) | p=0.42 |
| Separate | 9 (40.9%) | 13 (59.1%) | 22 (43.1%) | |
| 51 (100%) | ||||
a
Direct contracting includes 27 (52.9%) SSAs that issue the majority of contracts directly to providers, and 7 (13.7%) SSAs that contract with managed care organizations to issue direct contracts to providers.
b
Indirect contracting includes 17 (33.3%) SSAs that issue the majority of contracts to counties or other sub-state entities.