Behavioral Health

The recognition of the role that mental health plays in our schools and communities is one of the biggest revelations in the recent focus on wellbeing.  Additionally, the increased public attention on addiction, anxiety, depression, and suicide has helped to diminish the stigma associated with mental and emotional health. The explosion of solutions to address behavioral health, make this segment of healthcare one of the fastest growing industries. The risks involved in behavioral health are as varied as the types of challenges addressed and the many organizations designed to address them. 

The WTW Healthcare Practice has experience with the diverse array of behavioral health organizations and can help you to meet unique challenges specific to your organization.

Some of the challenges facing behavioral today include:

• New technologies
• Outcome measurement
• Financing of care
• Expansion of access to care
• Health equity and systemic inequities in outcomes
• Shortage of trained clinicians and increased demand for services
• M&A activity and consolidation

The WTW Healthcare team recognizes the unique uncertainties facing behavioral health providers as they reinvent their approaches to patient care.  Whether its people, risk, or capital strategies, we can assist in risk evaluation, mitigation and transfer, so that you can focus on patient care.

Managing your risk

At WTW, we have the resources necessary to assist behavioral health clients with the services required in insurance brokerage, risk analytics, clinical risk management consulting and claims management. In an industry where the human touch is so highly valued, we serve as a hands-on extension of your risk management activities. We recognize that every behavioral healthcare provider is unique in their risk financing and risk control needs, particularly as they adapt to evolving changes in the industry. We help providers reduce their total cost of risk through a united global team of dedicated healthcare brokers in the U.S., London and Bermuda, supported by the broad expertise of our national healthcare practice consultants.

Disclaimer

WTW hopes you found the general information provided in this publication informative and helpful. The information contained herein is not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice and should not be relied upon in lieu of consultation with your own legal advisors. In the event you would like more information regarding your insurance coverage, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. In North America, WTW offers insurance products through licensed subsidiaries of Willis North America Inc., including WTW Northeast Inc. (in the United States) and Willis Canada, Inc.