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Care Cost Offset A three year study by Aetna shows that the medical costs per beneficiary dropped from $242 per person to $162 in a period of three years after the introduction of mental health services.
Researchers have concluded that a decrease in total health care costs can be expected following mental health intervention, even when the cost of the intervention is included.
Research at Columbia Medical Plan shows that untreated mentally ill patients increased their medical utilization by 61%.
National Cash Register (NCR) reports a savings of $300,000 in the first year following the establishment of a mental health plan which encouraged early intervention, access to a full range of care and treatment in the least restrictive setting.
Chevron saw a 21% decrease in psychiatric hospital admission costs when the company encouraged utilization outpatient services and reimbursed for the services at the rate of 85%.
Modest mental health interventions have been shown to reduce general hospital stays by 1.5 days below a control group's average of 8.7 days. Hits this page:
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