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Later this April, I’ll be joining a panel at NATCON 2026  titled “Building Payer Partnerships That Deliver: A Practical SUD Playbook.”  This session brings together perspectives from across the ecosystem—payer, provider, policy, and data—to focus on one of the most important (and often misunderstood) areas in behavioral health today: how to design value-based reimbursement models that actually work. The conversation around value-based care in behavioral health—particularly substance use...

Throughout the day at the 2026 BH AI Summit , we’ll explore how artificial intelligence is beginning to influence nearly every part of the behavioral health ecosystem. From helping people find treatment, to improving clinical documentation, to strengthening financial operations and governance, AI is gradually becoming embedded in the infrastructure that supports behavioral health care. But we will close the day by focusing on something even more important than technology: The people who...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of the behavioral health ecosystem. From patient engagement tools and digital assessments to clinical documentation and revenue cycle analytics, AI is beginning to touch nearly every part of the treatment journey. But with that innovation comes an equally important responsibility: ensuring that these tools are safe, secure, and ethically deployed. At the 2026 BH AI Summit , I’ll be moderating a panel that focuses on one of the most critical—and...