Highmark Health releases mental health program outcomes [Video]

Highmark Health announced initial results of Mental Well- Being powered by Spring Health, delivering significant improvements in mental health care access, member engagement, and clinical outcomes.

The program, which launched to 2.3 million eligible Highmark health plan members in January 2024, showed members with moderate to severe depression symptoms achieving remission three times faster than the national average. Details and key highlights from the first six months of data include:

For Highmark members ages 6 and older, Mental Well-Being provides personalized behavioral health treatment that spans from daily wellness support to deeper clinical care, including therapy, medication management, and 24/7 crisis support. Appointments offered in Mental Well- Being are available in-person or virtually, based on members’ preferences and needs.

“Mental Well-Being is making mental health care more accessible than ever for Highmark’s members,” Tony Farah, MD, executive vice president, chief medical and clinical transformation officer at Highmark Health, said. “Most importantly, this program is tangibly improving members’ mental …