Fierce Healthcare February 9, 2024
Below is a roundup of payer-centric news for the week of Feb. 5, 2024.
Commercial insurance lags behind Medicaid for mental health care: report
An analysis by mental health policy nonprofit Inseparable and healthcare consulting company Milliman shows a lack of adequate mental health for people with insurance.
The two organizations released an overarching report and state-by-state scorecards revealing how each state fares.
Among the findings:
2 in 3 people with health insurance do not receive specialty care. This includes individual therapy or psychiatric medication management.
30.7% of people with commercial insurance with a mental health condition received specialty mental health care, whereas 44.3% of those with Medicaid received specialty care.
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