Why It’s So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes #Insurance

Those who need #therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have #health insurance.

Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable.

#News #HealthCare #MentalHealth #Government #Business #Law #Doctors #Hospital #Patients

https://projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the-network/

  • m3t00🌎@dotnet.social
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    3 months ago

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    yup, somehow insurance companies inundate healthcare with paperwork to get paid. I’ve been looking for providers that give a discount if you don’t make them do insurance billing. My RN wife spends more time on insurance charting than on actual patient care. they are ripe for restructuring