Instant Insights / Mental Health Awareness Month

Employee mental health is becoming an important issue for employers, and one of the ways to help workers is through their employee benefits packages. Here we look at trends, build awareness, and share ideas for benefits managers and brokers.

Analysis

Marketplace health care less likely to provide mental health care slots

Adults with employer-sponsored insurance are more likely to actually get care for a mental issue and pay less out of pocket.

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Looking for an appointment for mental health care? Check your coverage—if you have insurance through an Affordable Care Act marketplace-sponsored plan, you’re less likely to get it than if you’re requesting it through an employer-sponsored plan or Medicare.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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