Emergency Department Use for Mental Health Reasons in Colorado

Contact: CIVHC
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The Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health-Related report provides stakeholders the opportunity to compare utilization and cost metrics for ED visits with a primary diagnosis of mental health among Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Commercial payer eligible populations for Division of Insurance regions and Colorado as a whole. Coloradans living with mental illness don’t always have access to comprehensive services or seek timely care to support their needs. In spite of excellent work across the state to reverse that trend, the Emergency Department (ED) remains a source of support for many suffering from potentially preventable mental health crisis.