Third Horizon Co-Authors New CCBHC Strategy Paper on Independent Practice Associations
New strategy paper by Managing Director Mindy Klowden for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on how CCBHCs can use Independent Practice Associations to build payer leverage and financial resilience.
A Leadership Profile: Daniel Darting, CEO of Signal Behavioral Health Network
In this Impact Story, Third Horizon’s Erica Bauer sits down with Daniel Darting and Mindy Klowden to talk about what leadership requires inside a complicated system and what keeps each of them in it.
Medicaid’s New Community Engagement Requirements Could Reshape Behavioral Coverage
On June 2, 2026, CMS released an interim final rule implementing H.R. 1’s Medicaid community engagement requirements. For behavioral health stakeholders, the implementation details may be just as important as the policy itself.
Your Hospital’s Rates Changed This Year. Do You Know by How Much?
With three full years of Transparency in Coverage (TiC) filings now available, it's possible for the first time to track how negotiated commercial rates change over time.
CCBHC Community Needs Assessment: Sweetwater County, Wyoming (Southwest Counseling Service)
This assessment provides an in-depth look at behavioral health needs in Sweetwater County, a large and geographically dispersed rural region where access to care remains a persistent challenge.
CCBHC Community Needs Assessment: La Plata County, Colorado (Axis Health System)
This community needs assessment, prepared for Axis Health System, provides a data-driven and community-informed analysis of behavioral health needs in La Plata County, Colorado.
Navigating Accreditation for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Developed by Third Horizon in partnership with the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the resource outlines key accreditation bodies, processes, and strategic considerations.
Parity has been the law since 2008. The data to measure it is finally here.
Unveiled on April 20, 2026, the Mental Health Parity Index represents an 18-month collaboration to take newly available transparency data and turn it into a clear picture of how parity is taking shape across plans and geographies.
New insurer data reveals significant gaps to in-network mental health care and treatment for substance use disorders when compared to physical health
For the first time, health insurance companies’ own data can be used to more accurately pinpoint where increased access to care is needed and payment disparity exists in real-time.