Return on Investment of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Employer-sponsored benefit programs aim to increase access to behavioral health care, which may help contain health care costs. However, research has either focused solely on clinical outcomes or demonstrated reductions in medical claims without accounting for the costs of behavioral health services, leaving the financial return on investment unknown.

Objective

To determine whether a clinically effective employer-sponsored behavioral health benefit is associated with net medical cost savings.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included participants eligible for an employer-sponsored behavioral health benefit between November 1, 2019, and May 31, 2023. Eligibility criteria included having a behavioral health diagnosis and, in t

SUBMITTER: Hawrilenko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800021 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature