For the second consecutive year, OptumHealth Inc. has been ranked by Psychotherapy Finances as the nationEs largest provider of mental health and substance use treatment services, based on the number of total lives covered by its services. A survey conducted by the magazine and published in its January 2009 edition reported that OptumHealthEs behavioral health services u offered to employers, health plans and public sector organizations u are available to more than 43 million individuals.
oTouching the lives of one in seven Americans means that we have a responsibility to deliver the highest quality care, especially at a time when people are looking for emotional support to manage the current economic climate,o said Gregory A. Bayer, Ph.D., chief executive officer for OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions. According to the American Psychological AssociationEs 2008 Stress in America survey, 80 percent of Americans listed the economy as their number one source of stress. oWe earn a ranking such as this by delivering superior services, as reflected by our Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditations, to our customers at affordable premiums.o
Keywords: Behavior, Mental Health, Psychology, Psychotherapy, OptumHealth Inc.
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