Fierce Health Payers January 14, 2020
As we begin a new decade, we should all pause and reflect on the tremendous strides that we’ve made as a healthcare industry—and as a country—to advance parity in mental health.
Insurance companies are recognizing the importance of investing in mental health as a part of total health at higher rates than ever before. Clinicians are looking at the “whole patient” in a way that seemed far-reaching just 10 years ago. And, importantly, new generations are proactively talking about their mental health, and in doing so are further breaking down the long-standing stigma that has constructed many of the barriers we face today.
Despite the progress, and parity being the “law of the land,” we still have a long...