A study from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing reports that 42% of U.S. MedArrive is also open – and actively looking for – similar partnerships elsewhere.The state of mental health in America is dire. The partnership right now exists only in Texas, but both organizations are hoping to bring it to other markets in the near-term future. It also keeps patients’ issues from falling through the cracks in general, Hutson said. “It’s a vicious cycle … the people that have behavioral health issues often have transit, transportation and food issues, the same things that make these chronic conditions exacerbated over time.”Ĭombining virtual care and in-person care, as well as home care and behavioral health services, enables MedArrive to check more boxes while on a visit. “There’s a very well-documented interplay of behavioral health issues and SDOH issues that patients face every day,” Hutson said. Conversely, Brave can also refer to MedArrive if its clinicians feel that a patient could benefit from at-home care services.

Through the partnership, MedArrive can let Brave know if a patient is dealing with behavioral health issues that they could better manage. And so if that is an initiated visit with Brave for a telehealth visit, they can check that box to get that up and going.”

“They’re just very good at going down the checklist of whatever we tell them to do. “EMTs and paramedics are very, very protocol driven,” Hutson said.

MedArrive coordinates care between providers and health plans, and also utilizes EMS workers to deliver care in patients’ homes.

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