The push to better integrate behavioral health with primary care continues to gain momentum. Behavioral health startup Quartet Health has added Highmark to its list of customers, according to a company statement. It’s a significant milestone because it marks the expansion into a new market — Pennsylvania — one of six to eight markets it set as a goal, fueled by its $40 million Series B round led by GV.
Through its platform, Quartet helps primary care physicians can readily identify members who could benefit from behavioral health support and provide access to a referral network of specialists to schedule patient appointments. These people are referred through the Quartet system by their primary care provider, according to a spokeswoman.
Members are directed by their primary care physicians because they might suspect or determine a mental health condition because of a history of behavioral issues.
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Through its partnership with Quartet, Highmark expects to improve access to appropriate care for its members living with anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions, according to the company statement. The program will roll out first in Western Pennsylvania.
Highmark, which is considered the fourth largest of the Blue Cross Blue Shield groups, also has a presence in central and Eastern Pennsylvania as well as Delaware.
Quartet currently has two other customers, both of which are based in Boston — It currently has two customers in Boston — Steward Health and Lahey Health.
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