The Hill (5/4, Yarrow) reports, “Medical experts urged Congress to hold insurance companies accountable for inaccurate medical directories that can hamper access for patients seeking mental health treatments,” a “problem…referred to as a ‘ghost network,’ when health insurance” companies “ostensibly provide coverage, but direct customers to nonexistent or unavailable” physicians or other mental healthcare professionals. Some experts “said the problem can have serious consequences for patients seeking psychiatric care or other mental health treatments.”
Related Links:
— “Congress urged to tackle ‘ghost networks’ amid mental health crisis “Grace Yarrow, The Hill , May 4, 2023