Why Claims Data Underestimates Mental Health Risk

HealthNEXT President and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ray Fabius shares with Employee Benefit News why behavioral health strategies must be grounded in robust data, not assumptions, if employers want to meaningfully improve outcomes and performance. The article underscores that while most employers now offer mental health benefits, too few are tracking utilization, access, and quality metrics closely enough to understand whether those investments are actually working — a gap that can be closed through advanced analytics and integrated population health insights.