Employers Prioritize Behavioral Health

On the topic of mental health, Jakki Lynch, Carbon Stop Loss Solutions’ Director of Cost Containment, advises, “The key message for health plans is abundantly clear. The growing mental health crisis places an increased need for more access to treatment and a proactive cost management approach to mitigate the associated behavioral health service expenditures.”

“With the influx in behavioral claim volume, the need for claim payment integrity is paramount for payers as experience shows that behavioral health treatment claims are frequently not supported by the care that was rendered,” she continues.

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