100150: Improving Mental Health Insurance Benefits without Increasing Costs

About the Course:

This report provides employee benefits managers and purchasers with guidance on how to purchase mental health insurance benefits that promote cost-effectiveness, access to treatment, and high-quality care. Of interest to consumers and clinicians as well, this report directly addresses one of the most complex issues of our time.

Author

Sing, M., Hill, S., & Puffer, L.

About the Authors:

Material for this report was prepared under contract by Mathematica Policy Research for Substance Abuse and Mental Health service Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS), Jeffrey A. Buck, Government Project Officer.

Course Objectives:

1. To examine and assess types of mental health benefit packages currently available

2. To learn about proposed ways to improve mental health insurance benefit design

3. To present examples of improved benefits packages