The Dollars & Cents Of Mental Health Inequity

How much does mental health inequity cost the U.S.? $42,000 per U.S. resident, according to a new analysis, The Projected Costs And Economic Impact Of Mental Health Inequities In The United States.

In 2024, mental health inequities cost the U.S. economy over $477 billion.;The big-ticket items for the health care system include exacerbated costs of chronic physical disease—$23.9 billion—and increased emergency room utilization—$5.3 billion. This combined cost of $29.2 billion is almost a full percentage point of U.S. health care expenditures (see U.S. Healthcare Spending . . .