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Aetna Disability Study Shows Members May Get Back to Work Sooner Following Mental Health Leave
Published in State and Local Health Law Weekly, January 21st, 2010
A recent study by Aetna (NYSE:AET) Disability and Absence management of disability members who also had a mental health diagnosis showed that members spent an average of seven fewer days on disability when compared to an industry benchmark.* The Aetna Disability program is unique among disability providers in that it contains its own centralized Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) staffed with licensed behavioral health clinicians. Professionals with experience in the behavioral health field are better able to manage the clinical aspects of psychiatric disability claims, promoting prompt case resolution and improved patient outcomes.
"Many behavioral health conditions are...
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