The costs of behavioral health care coverage.
Psychiatric and chemical dependency conditions can have significant financial implication for plan sponsors, but a variety of mechanisms are available to control these costs. The application of appropriately designed and implemented benefit designs in combination with managed behavioral health care protocols can have a significant return on investment for the plan sponsor.
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BehavioralCare, Irvine, CA, USA.
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