Aetna Partnership Aims to Increase, Improve Suicide Prevention
Aetna has partnered with a behavioral health education platform to provide healthcare professionals with resources for suicide prevention. Aetna and CVS Health are aiming to reduce suicide attempts...MA Plan Announces Program to Improve Senior Mental Healthcare
SCAN Health Plan has developed a program to help combat loneliness stemming from social isolation and to improve senior mental healthcare. The coronavirus pandemic and the requisite isolation due to...Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs Boost Employee Morale
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, with the average employee wellbeing rating at a low, employer-sponsored wellness programs and mental...CVS Health Responds to Caregivers’ Pandemic Mental Health Needs
In response to the coronavirus pandemic’s influence on moms’ and caregivers’ stress levels, CVS Health and Aetna are taking steps to prioritize the...Strategies for the Physical-Behavioral Healthcare Integration Puzzle
Physical and behavioral healthcare integration is a key aim for many private payers, but progress has been slow. Brett Hart, chief behavioral health officer at Centene, has more than 20 years of managed care leadership experience and is...Despite More Symptoms, COVID-Era Mental Healthcare Claims Decrease
The number of people seeking mental healthcare has decreased since COVID-19 began despite many Americans reporting that the pandemic has affected their mental health negatively, according to the...Employer Strategies For Responding to the Mental Health Crisis
Most healthcare stakeholders can perceive the impacts of the escalating behavioral and mental healthcare crisis on their own industry segment, but employers have a particularly proximate...Payer Seeks to Balance In-Person, Virtual Mental Healthcare
Members ask themselves three questions when considering their own mental healthcare needs, according to Cara McNulty, president of behavioral health and the Employee Assistance Program at...Top 5 Common Conditions Driving Employer Healthcare Spending
If five specific health conditions did not exist, large employers' healthcare spending per member per month could be declining instead of growing, according to a Health Action Council and...Payer Seeks to Lower Behavioral Health Hospital Readmissions
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is partnering with Butler Hospital to address behavioral health hospital readmissions through methods such as care management and...Chronic Disease Management, Preventive Care Improved in 2019
In recent years, the US has experienced significant improvements in certain preventive care metrics and chronic disease management victories, United Health Foundation found in its America’s...BCBS of Louisiana Promotes Mental Health Services, Telehealth Appointments
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is promoting mental healthcare and improving access to care as one of the most turbulent years in recent American history winds down. The statement, which does...2 Mistakes Payers Can Avoid in Mental, Behavioral Health Screenings
Payers have been tapping self-service screenings to address behavioral and mental healthcare, but that process has been anything but perfect. This is evidenced by the fact that the mental and...Sponsored Article
