![]() We’re building a sustainable model of care that we’ll be able to expand to more states soon, and are grateful to partners such as Aetna for their commitment to better mental health care for all. ![]() Our focus for the past year has been to tackle this problem in a meaningful way,” Acharya said. ![]() “California has no shortage of mental health solutions, but there is a shortage of places to get high-quality therapy that’s affordable, available, and able to provide care for a broad range of needs. Planning the re-opening of its physical clinics for summer 2022 (subject to COVID-19 restrictions) to offer in-person and virtual therapy options for its clients. Growing its provider team 5x, making nearly 200 therapists with a broad range of specialties available in-network throughout the state and ensuring that most clients can get care within 10 business days.Īdding more California locations, including new clinics opening soon in Westwood LA and Oakland. The announcement is part of Octave’s plan to deepen its footprint across California, to better meet the unprecedented demand for mental health services in the state: Reports of mental health need have tripled among adults in California since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of those people, nearly 30% reported not receiving the counseling or therapy they needed – a rate higher than the national average.Īs it opens up insurance access, Octave has met the need in California by: The Aetna partnership now covers nearly 3 million lives across Octave’s markets - more than 1.5 million commercial plan members in California and 1.3 million in New York. OcTAVE ( Occupational Therapy: Activities, Vocation and Empowerment) offers a range of outpatient rehabilitation programmes aimed at promoting community independence, providing therapeutic support, nurturing clients’ potential and facilitating their recovery. “When Octave and Aetna first partnered in New York in 2021, we both saw the potential to quickly expand to more states and bring high-quality, accessible mental health care to as many people as possible.” We founded the company as veterans of the healthcare industry but outsiders to a mental health system that seemed to need a jolt to its status quo. “We’re thrilled to be part of one of the nation’s largest insurance networks,” said Sandeep Acharya, co-founder and CEO of Octave. Octave is a national mental health practice that’s creating a new standard for care delivery that’s both high-quality and accessible to more people. When Octave first opened its doors in New York’s Bryant Park in the fall of 2018, our mission was clear: make high-quality mental health care more accessible. The company – which already offers in-network benefits to members of Anthem Blue Cross and Health Net / MHN in California and the United Healthcare UMR plan for Mount Sinai employees in New York – is now adding Aetna commercial plans in both California and New York. Operating over 50 medical centers in eight states, we are known to our patients as Dedicated Senior Medical Center, Chen Senior Medical Center, or JenCare Senior Medical Center.Octave is partnering with a fourth major insurance company, making its mental health services available in-network to more than 12 million people nationwide. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance.” For more information, please go to be sure to follow Curation Health on social media – brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations – moderate-to-low income seniors with complex chronic diseases. ![]() For more information, please go to be sure to follow BlocHealth on social media – Health’s advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. ![]() Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth, Curation Health & ChenMed.īlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. Their recent $20 million Series B round of funding.The company offers individual, couples, family and. By raising the bar on how care is delivered and how providers are supported, we are building a sustainable system that values equity, affordability, and effectiveness. Why the measurement problem is still big in mental health Octave’s mission is to transform the mental health care system so more people can get the care they need, when they need it.“Octave’s mission is to create a new standard for mental healthcare that’s both accessible to people and sustainable for providers.” Our guest: Sandeep Acharya, CEO & Co-Founder at Octave. Octave is a modern mental health practice creating a new standard for care delivery that’s both high-quality and accessible to more people. ![]()
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