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Substance Use Continuum of Care

Education Session D

D17 - Building Payer Partnerships That Deliver: A Practical SUD Playbook

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM MDT
Location: Bluebird 1C
NASW CCB ACCME APA NBCC
This is an opportunity to hear from payer, provider and data solution experts regarding what it takes to successfully design and implement value-based payment methodologies which seek to improve quality, cost efficiency and access to care for SUD.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine what is expected from payers when it comes to value-based reimbursement methodologies.
  • Explore what is expected from providers when it comes to value-based reimbursement methodologies.
  • Analyze what is expected from a data collection perspective when it comes to value-based reimbursement methodologies.
Disclosure(s):
Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC: No financial relationships to disclose
Kathryn Cohen, JD: No financial relationships to disclose
Sam Nordberg, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

    Breakout Presenter(s)

  • Eric Bailly, LPC, LADC

    Founder
    NorthStar Behavioral Health Advisory
    Moorhead, Minnesota

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Kathryn Cohen, JD

    Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs
    Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
    Washington, Colombia

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Samuel S. Nordberg, PhD

    Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
    Reliant Medical Group/Atrius Health
    Wenham, Massachusetts

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • EG

    Eric Gremminger

    Co-Founder and CEO
    ERPHealth

    Disclosure information not submitted.