Commonwealth Fund May 25, 2023
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To improve access to behavioral health care, states need to take a closer look at barriers to treatment that aren’t easily measured — and remove them
Enforcement of the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act by states is an essential step for improving coverage of and access to behavioral health care in the U.S.
The United States has a growing need for behavioral health services, particularly since the pandemic, which worsened the longstanding gap between demand for services and available treatment. In 2021, 57.8 million adults had a mental illness and 46.3 million people 12 and older had a substance use disorder. The consequences of untreated illness are myriad, ranging from economic costs to premature and preventable...
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