Fierce Health Payers September 18, 2020
COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for behavioral health. Our society has experienced enormous social and economic stress, pushing more people into depressive, obsessive and anxious states, and worsening the conditions of those who already struggled with mental health.
At the same time, access to behavioral healthcare—which had already been limited due to resource shortages and stigma—is even more limited.
There are a number of reasons why the nation, and world, should expect a morbidity crisis in the aftermath of COVID—and behavioral health will be a key part of the solution. That’s why payers and providers, perhaps more than anyone else, should be accelerating their efforts to address behavioral health issues.
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