Behavioral health benefits waning. (Short Takes: News at Deadline).Employers are spending less on health benefits and the sharpest cuts have been made in the behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or arena. A new study by the Hay Group  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , an actuarial ac·tu·ar·y n. pl. ac·tu·ar·ies A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums. [Latin and benefits consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a in Washington. D.C., found that the value of general health care benefits had declined 7 percent in the last decade, from $2,326 per covered individual in 1988 to $2,155 in 1997. The value of behavioral health care benefits fell much more drastically, declining from $154 in 1998 to $69.61 in 1997, a drop of 54 percent. Behavioral health as percent of the total health care benefit dropped from 6.2 percent in 1998 to 3.1 percent in 1997. The Hay Group study, which is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Health Care Plan Design and Cost Trends: 1988 through 1997," was commissioned by the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and the Association of Behavioral Group Practices. James A. Hawkins is Publisher of Healthcare Briefings, a newsletter available in print, on cassette, via fax, and on computer disk. He can be reached at 800/338-5486. |
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