Adolescents are more likely to approach educators about mental health concerns than they are to approach their parents, but parents are more likely to initiate conversations about mental health than...
Large employers plan to expand mental health and virtual care offerings in their 2023 employer-sponsored health plans, but concerns about healthcare costs and health equity persist, according to a...
As the nation continues to experience a mental health crisis, health insurers have developed numerous strategies to help members manage their mental health needs, according to a resource from...
Medicare Advantage member satisfaction increased in 2022, but coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services is lagging, according to the JD Power 2022 US Medicare Advantage Study.
The...
Payers are offering providers and consumers a broad range of services and supports related to mental healthcare and are taking steps to increase access to mental healthcare, according to a survey...
Updated 9/20/22: A previous version of this article included Blue Cross Blue Shield companies as Elevance Health plans. However, these companies are not Elevance Health companies. This has been...
Telehealth flexibilities during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to a 26 percent spike in overall utilization of in-network outpatient behavioral health, according to a report from UnitedHealth...
The Oregon Medicaid program’s provider directories may have included hundreds or thousands of providers who never saw Medicaid enrollees, according to a Health Affairs...
CVS Health and its payer arm, Aetna, will expand its existing program with Psych Hub, advancing its efforts around adolescent suicide prevention.
Over the last several years, the number of teens...
Health Net has been recognized in an Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) report for the payer’s work in health equity, along with various other stakeholders that have made progress on...
Private insurance supports a large portion of nonelderly adults with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, according to a study by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
Mental health...
Anthem has announced that it will offer a digital solution to mothers in order to support maternal mental healthcare needs.
The payer partnered with a vendor, Happify Health, to offer a tool that...
Most insured Americans stated that their health plans covered their mental healthcare needs completely or partially, with only three percent saying that they had no mental healthcare coverage,...
As a social determinant of health, loneliness varies based on mental health, race, economic status, and age, but employers and employer-sponsored health plans can play a role in combatting the...
To improve member health and overall care, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) implemented a Nudge Unit that focuses on providing at-home resources and prescriptions for diseases such...
CVS Health will be offering a virtual primary care solution to its Aetna members and CVS Caremark clients.
The solution will connect members to primary care services including mental healthcare and...
To increase care for mental health and substance use disorders, the Anthem Foundation is providing a large grant to various organizations focusing on prevention of substance use disorders and...
Blue Shield of California is investing $7 million in a UC Berkeley School of Public Health fellowship program to improve health equity and diverse representation in healthcare.
“At Blue Shield,...
Nearly a quarter of individuals receiving coverage from employer-sponsored health plans accessed mental health support in 2020, according to research from AHIP.
Nearly 180 million Americans receive...
Over the last decade, seniors have experienced rising rates of mental healthcare needs, drug-related deaths, and early mortality, the UnitedHealth Foundation’s 2022 Senior Report...
