Behavioral Health Business May 31, 2024
Behavioral health underpayments are among the highest across hospital services, highlighting the financial drag health systems face when providing these services.
Across all payers, inpatient behavioral health services are reimbursed at an average of 34.3% less than the cost to provide them. Behavioral health services effectively tie inpatient nephrology in terms of underpayment. On average, those services have a net loss of 34.1%, according to a new report by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
“Hospitals often play the critical — and sometimes only — role in providing access to essential health care services, such as emergency care and behavioral health, which are necessary for the health and well-being of the communities they serve,” the report states.
On the outpatient side,...
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