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People need to understand this
This is why your psychotherapist doesn't take insurance (one reason)
This is how health insurers manufacture a shortage of mental health clinicians
#MentalHealthParity
This is why your psychotherapist doesn't take insurance (one reason)
This is how health insurers manufacture a shortage of mental health clinicians
#MentalHealthParity
2/ It's a safe bet their pay scale is shit too (this is the simplest & easiest way insurers circumvent parity laws). Now they're imposing additional hours of unpaid labor, beyond the time they do pay for. Multiply this by all the other patients where this come up, regularly
3/ Then factor in endless intrusions into the therapy relationship which can make it impossible to provide the care the patient actually needs and clinician is trained to provide. Plus crushing, soul destroying bureaucracy & meaningless paperwork. Who wouldn't want such a career?
🧵@AmerMedicalAssn greatly appreciates the recent action taken by @USDOL to help protect patients with a #mentalillness.
dol.gov/newsroom/relea…
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthParity
dol.gov/newsroom/relea…
#MentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthParity
2/ “The DOL action fining United Behavioral Healthcare & United Healthcare $13.6 million is indicative of the widespread violations by health insurers of state & federal #mentalhealth & #substanceusedisorder parity laws, including the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act”
3/ @AmerMedicalAssn wrote:
“We urge the @USDOL, as well as the states, to increase efforts to review plans on a regular basis to ensure they are in compliance with MHPAEA and hold them accountable if they are not.”
“We urge the @USDOL, as well as the states, to increase efforts to review plans on a regular basis to ensure they are in compliance with MHPAEA and hold them accountable if they are not.”
