Behavioral Health Access Study
2025 Report
The third edition of this report — produced by Altarum in 2025 — examines behavioral health care access in Michigan through an analysis of surveys and the latest available claims data from 2022. Two previous versions examined data from 2016 and 2019 respectively, helping to create a longitudinal portrait of behavioral health access in our state over time.
Among the key findings: Michigan saw an increase in need for behavioral health care from 2019 to 2022, along with modest gains in the percentage of residents who were able to access that care.
The report builds on the analyses employed in previous studies and presents high-level results that summarize findings separately for the Medicare, Medicaid, privately insured, and total Michigan populations. In addition, this year’s summaries also include a one-pager focused on behavioral health access for young people.
You can read the full report below and check out our blog post for a deep dive into the data and emerging trends.
Supplemental Materials
2022 Report
The report builds on the analyses and methods employed in the last study published three years prior, while including a new look at several specific subpopulations with unique considerations. High-level study results are once again presented in four one pagers that summarize findings separately for the Medicare, Medicaid, privately-insured, and total Michigan populations.
Supplemental Materials
Statewide One Pager
Medicare One Pager
Medicaid One Pager
Private Insurance One Pager
2019 Report
The final report documents methods and results of analyses to characterize current access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the state, describes barriers to care, and identifies potential strategies for increasing access. High-level study results are presented in four companion research briefs that summarize findings separately for the Medicare, Medicaid, privately-insured, and total Michigan populations.
Supplemental Materials
Also—take a look at our blog post about the report for a concise summary of key statistics, lessons learned, and why this all matters.