Health Payer Intelligence September 13, 2018
Employer-sponsored health plans could see a significant return on investment for providers mental healthcare options to beneficiaries, a new report indicates.
More comprehensive coverage for mental healthcare could bring a financial return of four dollars for every one dollar spent by employers, says a report from the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (NAHPC).
One in five adults experience mental illness in a given year but only 41 percent of people with a mental illness receive treatment for their condition, said the NAHPC. Gaps in mental healthcare insurance coverage are partly to blame for low rates of treatment.
There are direct financial consequences for these shortfalls, the report added. Nationally, employers are losing out on $225.5 billion a year due...
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