MedCity News June 6, 2023
In response to the growing mental health need, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has grown its mental health provider network by 50% over the last five years to more than 18,000 clinicians.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ (BCBS Massachusetts) annual spending on mental health services about doubled to $1.3 billion in 2022 from $610 million in 2019, the insurer announced Monday.
“Prior to the pandemic, we’d been seeing year over year increases in mental health spending,” said Dr. Greg Harris, senior medical director for mental health at BCBS Massachusetts, in an email. “Rates of anxiety, depression, and substance use disorder have increased significantly since the beginning of the pandemic, prompting the demand for mental health services and in...
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