A wide range of experts and innovators from throughout the state came together to help craft the State Health Care Innovation Plan. The overarching goal was to take advantage of Colorado's best thinking while building the widespread support necessary to achieve transformation of the health care system. The integration of primary care and behavioral health is the cornerstone of our vision. We strongly believe that coordinated, accountable systems of care begin with primary care and work outward from there. It is imperative that we implement models of care that incorporate behavioral health into the organization and delivery of primary care. This will enable us to address mental health and substance use conditions, as well as co-occurring behavioral health issues along with chronic medical conditions in appropriate and patient-centered care settings.
