Types of mental health support 11 employers are o昀昀ering. The share of workers who say these types of mental health bene昀椀ts are available from their employer: Employee assistance programs 28% Reading material & educational resources 21% Additional time off for a mental health day 19% Tela-doc mental health services 19% Hosting events for mental health 18% awareness & education Providing colleague connections through 17% company-wide games or competitions Virtual yoga or meditation 16% sessions during work Something else 7% None of these 36% Survey results released in August • All respondents provided some telehealth by America’s Health Insurance Plans coverage for mental health services. (AHIP) highlight how health plans • The number of in-network behavioral health are improving access to mental providers o昀昀ered by health plans grew by an health, also called behavioral average of 48%. health, services by bringing more • The overwhelming majority of health plans are high-quality providers into their actively recruiting mental health care providers, networks and helping patients including practitioners who re昀氀ect the diversity of the people they serve. 昀椀nd available mental health • 78% have increased payments to providers in appointments. Based on responses from administrators of plans e昀昀orts to recruit more high-quality professionals representing 95 million enrollees, to their plan networks. the survey found that: • The number of providers eligible to prescribe medication-assisted therapy for substance use, 15/16 including opioid dependence, has grown 114%. 2023 Benefits Trends: The evolving workplace 52
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