Becker's Healthcare September 9, 2024
As mental and behavioral health issues soared among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic, potential complications associated with their pregnancies increased 19.8%, according to a FAIR Health report released Sept. 9.
Among pregnant women, mental health disorders increased 52.9% and substance use disorders grew 8% between 2020 and 2023, FAIR Health found. The organization is a nonprofit that runs the nation’s largest database of privately billed health insurance claims, according to its website.
FAIR Health’s white paper, “Giving Birth in the United States: A Study of Commercial Claims,” pulled from a database of more than 47 billion commercial healthcare claim records. Between 2020 and 2023, the report found a...
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