Mental Health News and Resources for Healthcare

Employers Grapple with Workforce Mental Health Needs Post-Pandemic

August 23, 2023 - Mental health has been a primary focus for employers following the peak of COVID-19. As the pandemic becomes more manageable, large employers are implementing strategies to address access to care, burnout, and quality of mental healthcare, a Business Group on Health survey found. Business Group on Health conducted the survey in June and July of 2023. The respondent pool encompassed 152...

The Cost of Cancer Should Reflect Impacts on Wellbeing, Productivity

March 02, 2023 by Kelsey Waddill

The cost of cancer goes beyond financial expenditures for adolescent and young adult patients, extending into mental health impacts and workplace productivity losses, according to a report...

Going Beyond Benefits: How Employers Can Assess, Create Wellness Culture

January 10, 2023 by Kelsey Waddill

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, many employers expanded their mental health benefits to improve employee wellness. However, research has indicated that more mental health benefits do not necessarily equate to a robust...

Payer Donates to Expand Mental Health Treatment Training for Providers

October 03, 2022 by Kelsey Waddill

Aetna Better Health of Kentucky announced it will put $380,000 toward a mental health training program for providers to help them support members with adverse childhood events and...

7 Ways That Payers Help Members Manage Their Mental Health Needs

August 25, 2022 by Kelsey Waddill

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...

52% of OR Medicaid Providers Never Saw Medicaid Enrollees in 2018

July 22, 2022 by Kelsey Waddill

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: More Americans Value Mental Health Conversations

May 02, 2022 by Kelsey Waddill

CVS Health leaders emphasized the power of virtual care and other resources in mental health after a CVS Health survey identified that mental healthcare needs continue to climb across the...