Quality 101

Quality 101: A Guide to an Often Overlooked Mental Health Care Necessity

Many employees today are and, now more than ever, they’re looking to their employers to provide benefits that address these needs. Eighty-four percent of the 1,000-plus employees struggling with mental health concerns M in a recent Lyra Health survey said “robust and comprehensive” mental health benefits are a key factor for them when considering a new job, and 59 percent said they’d stay with a company because it offers these benefits.  

Fortunately, more employers are stepping up to offer these types of benefits. In Lyra’s survey of more than 250 employee benefits leaders, a “network of high-quality providers” ranked among the top three criteria when evaluating mental health benefits. But simply providing access to any mental health coverage won’t accomplish this because far too many people who get care don’t see meaningful improvement in their mental health.

 

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