In recent years, there has been a surge in mental health awareness across the workers’ compensation landscape., These claims have become a higher priority for insurers with an estimated one-in-five adults (51.5 million) living with mental illness in the United States.
Although mental health claims were initially created to cover instances of first responders experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, workers’ comp has recently seen coverage expand to other industries and frontline employees like nurses and healthcare professionals.
At the state level, New York was one of the first states to open its doors to mental health