San Francisco, Aug 26 (Ians) Spending on mental health services among Americans with private health insurance has increased by more than 50 per cent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it has continued to rise even as telehealth use has stabilised, a new study has said.
According to the study published in the journal Jama Health Forum, spending on mental health services increased by 53 per cent from March 2020 to August 2022 among a large group of people with employer-provided insurance.
“If greater utilisation of health services drives higher health care spending, insurers may begin pushing back on the new status quo,” said Jonathan Cantor, lead author of the study and a policy researcher at Rand, a nonprofit research organisation.
The researchers analysed claims from approximately 7 million commercially insured adults from January 2019 to August 2022 to examine trends in mental health services following the start of the pandemic.
The conditions examined were anxiety disorders,...
According to the study published in the journal Jama Health Forum, spending on mental health services increased by 53 per cent from March 2020 to August 2022 among a large group of people with employer-provided insurance.
“If greater utilisation of health services drives higher health care spending, insurers may begin pushing back on the new status quo,” said Jonathan Cantor, lead author of the study and a policy researcher at Rand, a nonprofit research organisation.
The researchers analysed claims from approximately 7 million commercially insured adults from January 2019 to August 2022 to examine trends in mental health services following the start of the pandemic.
The conditions examined were anxiety disorders,...
- 8/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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