UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) gave select health insurance members free access to virtual behavioral health coaching. The company announced Thursday that certain commercial health insurance members gained access to the service on Jan. 1, 2023. The move impacts 5 million members on fully insured plans. Self-insured employers may purchase access to the service, according to […]
The U.S. still has a long road ahead of it before reaching behavioral health equity. However, public and private entities are looking to change this paradigm through innovative legislation and technological advances. These innovations focus on expanding access to care and further integrating behavioral health into the health care continuum. “You cannot achieve equity if […]
Health insurers could drive down health care spending and gain a competitive edge in the market by better handling enrollees’ behavioral health. The prevalence of and spending to treat behavioral health issues in the U.S. is growing fast. And people with these conditions often have much higher overall health care costs including for issues that […]
The behavioral health industry had gradually been moving towards telehealth even before the pandemic, but COVID has only accelerated the transition. Many have also called for telehealth to become a permanent part of the post-COVID behavioral health landscape, especially as a way to increase access to those who may otherwise have trouble getting it. Dirk […]
Tridiuum, a digital behavioral health solutions provider, has partnered with AbleTo, a virtual therapy provider, to help connect behavioral health patients to proven, cost-effective treatment more quickly. The goal is to tackle access to care and the shortage of behavioral health providers. The collaboration will first focus on patients insured by a plan in Northern […]
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