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Spending on mental health grew by 53% during the COVID-19 pandemic years, a new report from RAND Corporation and Castlight Health has found.
The report said that overall utilization of mental health services increased 39% during that same time period, between March 2020 and August 2022. The RAND researchers drew on claims data from approximately 7 million U.S. adults enrolled in commercial health insurance plans in all 50 states.
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