Behavioral Health Business February 5, 2025
Employers are increasingly seeking out behavioral health benefits to improve employee care and save on long-term health costs. Providers have, in turn, stepped up to expand employer offerings.
These employer offerings have meaningful returns, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers found that employers saved $190 in overall medical claims cost for every $100 invested.
“These findings suggest that expanding access to behavioral health care may be a financially viable cost-reduction strategy for health care buyers,” the study’s authors wrote.
While employer-sponsored behavioral health plans abound, research into their efficacy is relatively limited. Previous research has also found that such plans result in positive returns for employers but suggested that they may not increase behavioral health...
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