Behavioral Health Business November 29, 2023
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) continues to escalate its behavioral health business, tacking on tens of thousands of new behavioral clinicians in the last year.
UnitedHealth added a whopping 45,000 behavioral health professionals to its network last year as the company continues to push towards integrated care delivery, building off increasing behavioral health utilization, according to its 2023 investor conference.
Behavioral health integration is critical for providers seeking to maintain referrals and patients. UnitedHealth highlighted its efforts toward behavioral health integration during the conference.
“We have integrated homecare delivery with our behavioral health benefits business to improve timely access to behavioral care for our patients through our home care program,” Amar Desai, CEO of Optum Health, said.
The company previously committed...
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