Trends in behavioral health

Question 1

MH and SA parity

Answer 1

made it to where health insurance companies had to equal the coverage of physical and mental care

Question 2

Affordable care act (ACA)

Answer 2

beginning of health care reform; US population went from 30% not insured to less than 10%

Question 3

What is the leading source of disease burden in the US?

Answer 3

Mental illness

Question 4

Addiction has become what?

Answer 4

A public health crisis

Question 5

Who was impacted by Covid-19 when it comes to mental health?

Answer 5

Elderly w/ disabilities, teens, children, and health care workers

Question 6

Behavioral health is essential to what?

Answer 6

Whole health

Question 7

What is increasing in numbers in every age group?

Answer 7

suicide, poisoning, and in older age groups chronic liver disease

Question 8

T/F: people with mental health issues have a higher % of having physical health issues

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What are the causes of excess mortality?

Answer 9

smoking, obesity, inactivity, polypharmacy

Question 10

What are the two reasons why working people have little access to care?

Answer 10

1. Don’t have time because they are at work
2. Cost and copay

Question 11

What insurance is the single largest payer for BH service in Georgia?
What is the percentage?

Answer 11

Medicaid; 26%

Question 12

What insurance covers nursing homes?

Answer 12

Medicaid

Question 13

What insurance is income dependent?

Answer 13

medicaid

Question 14

What insurance covers people 65 and older and doesn’t cover nursing home expenses?

Answer 14

Medicare

Question 15

What percentage of children’s hospital received medicaid payments at less than cost?

Answer 15

92%