FAIR Health study: claims, diagnoses increase

Fewer patients seek help from psychologists
Patients with mental health diagnoses rose nearly 40%, from 13.5% who received medical services in 2019 to 18.9% in 2023, according to a study released in April by FAIR Health.
The study, entitled, “Trends in Mental Health Conditions,” looked at data across geography, age, gender, in-network services, substance use with mental health and more.
Claim lines associated with mental health diagnoses grew in all states nationally from 3.8% of medical claims to 5.0% during that time-period. The smallest growth came in states including Massachusetts and Maine with Connecticut among the states with the largest growth.
(A claim line is an individual service or procedure listed on an insurance claim.)
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