Health Workforce – Ensuring Adequate Supply and Distribution Remains Challenging

SMA-01-3542 Special Report: Improving Mental Health Insurance Benefits Without Increasing Costs Executive Summary During any year, roughly a third of noninstitutionalized civilians between ages 15 and 54 have a mental disorder. Yet workers who are covered by employer health plans typically find that their benefits for mental health (MH) services are much more limited than those for medical/surgical care. As a result, many in need of MH services may be forced for financial reasons to forgo them or discontinue treatment prematurely. Mental health problems take a heavy toll on the American economy, costing billions of dollars each . . .