Results

In the spring of 2025, Path Forward supported a survey by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) of 400 U.S. employers (500+ employees) to assess how mental health benefits are being offered and measured. The results highlight a paradox: 97% of employers cover mental health and/or substance use care but only 22% actually monitor the […]

On World Mental Health Day, Oct. 10, new survey shows progress on coverage but uncovers gaps in accountability, quality, and access  Washington, D.C. — Nearly all large employers (97%) now offer mental health coverage, and a growing majority (67%) include substance use disorder treatment, marking clear signs of progress in addressing employee wellbeing. But a […]

A new national survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) in partnership with Path Forward reveals a troubling yet unsurprising reality: insurance coverage does not guarantee access to mental health care. For many, these findings mirror personal experience. Yet, when those experiences are validated by data that confirms how far-reaching the problem is, […]

Washington, D.C. — Workers with mental health conditions are twice as likely as those without to report unmet mental health care needs, a stark reminder that even those with insurance struggle to get effective mental health treatment. The consumer survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and released today by the Path Forward […]

As of July 1, 2025, both Colorado and Tennessee will now reimburse primary care providers for delivering mental health services through the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM). With these updates, Colorado and Tennessee join 34 other states in covering Collaborative Care through Medicaid.

Path Forward, along with our partners, the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and the American Psychiatric Association, commissioned Milliman to conduct the most comprehensive claims analysis to date. Reflecting 219 million Americans across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans, this data gives us our first true national picture of Collaborative Care adoption.

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.

Path Forward released a landmark analysis this week of the nationwide adoption of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM).

The report shows a tenfold increase between from 2018 to 2022 for Medicare and Medicaid and 2018 to 2023 for commercial insurance in the number of people who are receiving treatment through this proven, evidence-based method of addressing mental health needs in primary and specialty care settings.

The landscape of mental health and substance use disorder care in the United States is poised for a significant transformation with the recent reintroduction of the Complete Care Act on Capitol Hill. The COMPLETE (Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective) Care Act aims to enhance access and integration of mental […]

Path Forward members, through ongoing education of policy leaders, successfully established a National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) to support collaborative care implementation through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The collective work of our partners has been instrumental in advocating for Integrated Care, the Collaborative Care Model and Measurement-Based Care as a way to resolve the mental health crisis in the US. Federal support of these evidence-based approaches will have a profound impact, particularly in Medicaid programs, and will help accelerate the adoption of these models nationwide.

The Path Forward, a coalition of health care purchasers, clinician associations, health systems, philanthropists, and health-related nonprofits, appreciates the Administration for its focus on ensuring improved access to quality mental health and substance use disorder care.   While this rule may prove challenging for employers and health plans in the near term, it is the responsibility […]