Annual out-of-pocket spending for privately-insured individuals treated for depression, by severity, 2021

Includes nonelderly adult enrollees with private insurance from large employers. Enrollees are categorized as mild, moderate, or severe based on the highest severity of depression for which they received treatment in 2021. Enrollees depressions with or without co-occurring anxiety diagnoses are included. Enrollees are included in the no mental health diagnosis group if they were not treated for any mental health diagnosis in 2021. Enrollees with mental health diagnoses other than GAD and depression are not represented in figure. Data does not include payments for services that enrollees do not claim under their employer coverage.
Source: KFF Analysis of Merative MarketScan Commercial Database, 2021
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