Nearly half of U.S. employers reported an increase in their workers' use of employee assistance programs (Staying@Work, Watson Wyatt, 2009). While this trend is expected to continue, employers that understand the link between behavioral health, personal wellness and organizational productivity will look to integrate their EAP with the other components of their population health management strategy.
To that end, there are a number of key trends that will drive this integration:
EAPs with an MH/SA (Mental Health and Substance Abuse) Gatekeeper component will be used to combat rising health care costs stemming from the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).
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