--- title: Green Shield Canada makes industry-leading commitment to enhance benefits that address mental health for individual health and dental plan customers description: GSC announced that BEACON digital therapy is now a covered benefit included in all SureHealth™ and Health Assist individual health and dental plans – at no additional cost to the customer. image: https://www.mindbeacon.com/hubfs/man_booth-670x200.png --- # Green Shield Canada makes industry-leading commitment to enhance benefits that address mental health for individual health and dental plan customers Posted by [ the MindBeacon team](https://www.mindbeacon.com/insights-for-hrleaders/author/the-mindbeacon-team) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * ![man_booth-670x200](https://www.mindbeacon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/man_booth-670x200.png?width=520&name=man_booth-670x200.png)* As Canadian leader in digital mental health therapy, BEACON® has positively impacted the lives of thousands with its iCBT (online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) approach – and that impact should be even more widespread after a recent commitment from Green Shield Canada (GSC). GSC announced that, effective July 1, 2020, the BEACON Standard digital therapy service is now a covered benefit included in **all** SureHealth™ and Health Assist individual health and dental plans – at no additional cost to the customer. This is an industry-leading enhancement that offers all SureHealth and Health Assist customers (age 16 years and over) access to the BEACON Standard therapy service **without incurring any out-of-pocket expenses whatsoever**. With many other Canadian health benefit plans, BEACON services are eligible for reimbursement. The typical customer experience would be to pay for the cost of therapy out-of-pocket, and submit a claim to the benefits plan provider for reimbursement. But the need to pay out-of-pocket, and await reimbursement, significantly reduces the likelihood that a person will access mental health care services. GSC is taking a different path. This innovation in individual plans is part of GSC’s inspiring commitment to help Canadians access mental health care that is both effective and cost-effective, to improve their overall quality of life. BEACON digital therapy can improve mild to severe symptoms related to the most common mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and insomnia. The service connects every user with a dedicated therapist, who guides the individual through a highly personalized course of cognitive behavioural therapy through an entirely digital experience. [**View the Green Shield Canada announcement ›**](https://www.greenshield.ca/en-ca/news/newsroom/digital-mental-health-program-enhancements-to-gsc-individual-health-and-dental-plans)   ##### **Interested in providing BEACON digital therapy within your organization?** [![Reach Out](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3927801/11a7305c-d1c1-4ca4-825f-1c6b1e1f3fed.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3927801/11a7305c-d1c1-4ca4-825f-1c6b1e1f3fed)   TM Trademarks of Green Shield Canada. SureHealth and Health Assist plans are provided by Green Shield Canada (GSC). 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