Behavioral health utilization is accelerating even as other levels of care are diminishing in the wake of the COVID pandemic. A new report from the health care data and services company Trilliant Health shows that behavioral health utilization in the U.S. was up 40% in 2023 compared to 2019. Utilization is also accelerating. Behavioral health utilization increased 13% year over year in 2023, but only 5% year over year in 2022. At the same time, primary care utilization is lower than it was before the pandemic, down 12% in 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic era. It’s also down 4% in 2023 year over year.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2024/10/04/behavioral-health-utilization-skyrocketed-40-in-2023-compared-to-pre-covid-levels