Behavioral Health Care: A Worthwhile Investment?
August 2003 Behavioral Health Care: A Worthwhile Investment? By Edward R. Jones and G. S. (Jeb) Brown U.S. employers report that they suffer $24 billion a year in losses due to absenteeism and presenteeism from depression in the workforce, while the cost of substance use disorders is estimated at $100 billion. Behavioral health care benefits may be the answer to reducing these numbers. Health care premiums have been escalating in the past few years, putting increasing pressure on employers to either absorb these costs with depressed profits or find ways to shift some costs to employees. Not only are . . .
