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Press Release Minnesota Health Action Group Announces Findings from First-ever eValue8TM Mental Health Deep Dive Survey in Minnesota |
Issued by Minnesota Health Action Group Oct. 2, 2019 |
Report reflects findings from voluntary response to assessment of health plans; provides recommendations for changes to improve mental health parity, access, care delivery, and outcomes for people across the state BLOOMINGTON, MN (October 2, 2019) - Only 43% of people with mental illness received treatment for their condition in 2018. This is often due to inadequate insurance coverage, lack of access to qualified in-network providers, or attitudes in society and the workplace that prevent people from seeking care. In an effort to change this dynamic, the Minnesota Health Action Group (The Action Group) announced today the results of the state's first-ever eValue8 Mental Health Deep Dive, a voluntary response to an assessment of health plans to evaluate their performance in the critical areas of network access, reimbursement rates, provider performance and outcomes, and efforts to address mental health parity. The report also identified areas of improvement for health plans that participated in the survey. According to Deb Krause, vice president of The Action Group, the following health plans participated in the inaugural eValue8 Deep Dive, which was conducted in collaboration with the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, HealthPartners, and Medica. The process required health plans to provide data and answer a series of questions about their processes and performance related to mental health benefits for covered members and groups. By publicly sharing these results, The Action Group and the participating health plans are hoping to guide market-wide improvements in mental health care delivery and outcomes. "We applaud the health plans that opted into this process on behalf of their members. It demonstrates their commitment to improving the health of Minnesotans who are living with mental health conditions daily and to the employer organizations that provide the health and workplace benefits they depend on," said Krause. "The eValue8 Deep Dive showed that, while Minnesota is performing ahead of the national curve in some areas, we are still woefully behind where we need to be to ensure that mental health conditions receive the same level of support as other chronic and complex diseases." The eValue8 Deep Dive measured health plans against purchasers' aspirational expectations in six key areas of operational performance. Learn more about performance against these areas in the executive summary:
"For years, people with mental illnesses have faced discrimination, limited access to qualified providers, and insufficient health benefits which has prevented them from seeking and obtaining the care they need," said Sue Abderholden, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota and a member of The Action Group's Mental Health Guiding Coalition. "By participating in the eValue8 Deep Dive, these health plans are taking a significant step toward improving mental health parity and improving the lives of people with mental illnesses and their families in all corners of our state." To make the eValue8 Deep Dive assessment of current health plan performance more actionable, the National Alliance for Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions identified recommended action steps for each participating health plan. In addition to leading the collaboration that produced the eValue8 Mental Health Deep Dive in Minnesota, The Action Group recently received a Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to improve quality and access to mental health care for people across Minnesota. About the Minnesota Health Action Group BL:hh |
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