Bloomberg BusinessWeek (11/20, Koons) reports that more Americans “turn to out-of-network providers when seeking mental health care than when seeking medical care, and the trend continues to worsen, a new study shows, despite a law designed to prevent this problem for people seeking treatment for conditions such as depression and addiction.” In an update of a 2017 report about access to mental health treatment, researchers “found that the disparity between medical coverage and mental and behavioral health coverage continued to grow in 2016 and 2017.”
Forbes (11/20, Japsen) also reports on the story.
Related Links:
— “Mental Health Coverage Continues to Fall Short, Study Shows, “Cynthia Koons, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, November 20, 2019