Medscape (7/16, Brooks, Subscription Publication) reports, “A growing number of psychiatrists in the US no longer accept insurance and will only see patients who can pay upfront, out-of-pocket for office visits,” investigators concluded after analyzing “data from 2007-2016 from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.” The study revealed that “the percentage of self-paid psychiatrist office visits has trended upward (from 18.5% in 2007-2009 to 26.7% in 2014-2016).” In addition, “the percentage of psychiatrists who work in predominantly self-pay practices has also trended upward (from 16.4% in 2007-2009 to 26.4% in 2014-2016).” The findings were published online July 15 in a research letter in JAMA Psychiatry.
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