CASP 2026

The recent Behavioral Health Business VALUE Conference offered a clear signal about where the industry is heading. Across conversations with payers, providers, technology companies, and researchers, a consistent theme emerged. Behavioral health leaders are approaching value-based care with greater clarity and intention. The Industry Is Aligning Around Core Priorities The direction of the industry is aligning around several priorities: The conference also highlighted a major challenge. While stakeholders agree on the direction of value-based behavioral health, the industry lacks the trusted measurement infrastructure required to operationalize it at scale. This gap between ambition and infrastructure is shaping conversations across the behavioral health ecosystem. 1. Data Visibility Is Becoming a Strategic Requirement One of the clearest signals from the conference was