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Employers still skimp on mental health benefits, regulators say
By Allison BellAt one large self-funded plan, provider shortages pushed more than 37% of the patients to get their behavioral health care out-of-network.
Guidance, tips and best practices for benefits managers to reduce their benefit spend while producing competitive benefit packages for employees. With health care representing the biggest percentage of benefit spend, many topics in this area include finding ways to reduce overall costs but also adding supplemental benefits to help employees become healthier, smarter health care consumers. Article topics serve everyone from small businesses to large companies.
At one large self-funded plan, provider shortages pushed more than 37% of the patients to get their behavioral health care out-of-network.