The COVID-19 pandemic has put a massive strain on the health-care system in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 health care workers quit their jobs during the pandemic, according to Morning Consult, and the pandemic could cost the U.S. a whopping $16 trillion by the time it’s done.
“Nearly 4 in 10 employers with 50 or more workers made changes to their mental-health benefits during the pandemic, many expanding the ways enrollees could access mental-health services.” The annual Employer Health Benefits Survey published this week surveyed 1,686 randomly selected, non-federal public and private firms with three or more employees between January and July of 2021.
The KFF survey found that 24% of employers expanded the settings or locations where enrollees could use telemedicine services, while 31% expanded coverage for additional modes of telemedicine, such as over the phone. — Gary Claxton, a KFF senior vice president and director of the Health Care Marketplace Project A survey from EBRI found that a third of employees said they are provided with resources to improve their mental health, and half use them. That survey also found 31% of employees felt their employer’s efforts to improve their overall well-being has increased in 2021.
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