Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.

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Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage. - Lemmy.zip

> Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

I’m a mental health provider and medical necessity review irritates the hell out of me sometimes. I still think it’s absolutely necessary though. I’ve seen countless examples of therapists that want to keep working with people that are doing well. Meanwhile, someone else who really needs it can’t find a provider.

I realize that won’t be a popular opinion here but whatever.

You think people go to therapy for fun or what?
They either go to reduce distress or to become better people. The second kind is not a medically necessary service.