FAIR Health: Share of Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses Rose 40 Percent Nationally from 2019 to 2023

FAIR Health: Share of Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses Rose 40 Percent Nationally from 2019 to 2023

FAIR Health released a white paper, which found that nationally, the share of patients with mental health diagnoses rose 39.8 percent, from 13.5 percent of patients who received medical services in 2019 to 18.9 percent in 2023. Overall, the most common mental health diagnosis in 2023 was generalized anxiety disorder, but among patients aged 0-13 years, it was attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The percentage of claim lines for offices as a place of service for mental health-related visits decreased 39.8 percent, while the percentage of claim lines for telehealth increased 5,123.4 percent from 2019 to 2023. Offices remained the most common place of service for mental health-related visits for every year in the study period except 2021, when telehealth was the most common.