Washington, D.C. 鈥� October 20, 2022 鈥� Mental health is an important part of a person鈥檚 overall health and well-being. Every day, health insurance providers are addressing the mental health needs of Americans with a range of innovative and collaborative approaches, including an increase in telehealth services.
A new 熊猫视频infographic highlights how health insurance providers are breaking down the barriers to telehealth, leading to lower patient costs, improved convenience and access to care, more choices of doctors and clinicians, and improved quality of care.
Takeaways from the infographic include:
- Almost 40% of mental health visits were conducted through telehealth in 2020, for example, compared to less than 1% in 2019, a 100-fold increase.
- Telehealth accounted for 66% of all mental health visits for kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 57% of patients preferred telehealth for their mental health visits.
Americans are embracing telehealth for both physical and mental health care, and health insurance providers are delivering for them.
Click here for more on telehealth coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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