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The COMPLETE Care Act could drive further expansion of the Collaborative Care Model

[ Washington, DC – May 20, 2025] — A first-ever national analysis reveals a tenfold increase in the commercial health insurance market in the use of the Collaborative Care Model – a proven team-based approach to mental health care that integrates screening, treatment, and psychiatric consultation directly into primary care. The model is available in all 50 states, but access remains limited: an estimated 100,000 people received services as billed for in commercial insurance in 2023, less than 1% of the nearly 60 million adults and children with mild and moderate mental illness who could benefit.

An independent global data analysis firm analyzed five years of claims data for 219 million people – nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population – in a study commissioned by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, on behalf of Path Forward, and in partnership with the American Psychiatric Association.

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[Washington, DC – July 18, 2024] – The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has joined Path Forward, a coalition that brings together stakeholders from across the health care ecosystem, to advance targeted policies and practices that will expand equitable access to quality mental health care.

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[Washington, DC – April 25, 2023] – Only 31% of employers were satisfied with network access for behavioral health services according to a survey of 221 employers that provide health coverage to over 10 million employees and dependents. The Voice of the Purchaser Survey on Behavioral Health Support was conducted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and HR Policy Association and funded by the Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use. Keep reading…