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Mint · 1d

Not many claim mental healthcare insurance. Here's why

With the usual age of onset of mental ailments being around 18 years, the incidence peaks at around 40 years, thereby affecting the most productive years of human life
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Best Insurance for Mental Health

Aetna also offers individual health insurance policies. Individual plan benefits may differ from employer plan benefits. UnitedHealthcare is our top choice for mental health coverage for Medicare recipients because it is widely available, has a sizable ...
NDTV Profit on MSN.com · 13h

Explained: How Mental Health Insurance Works And What You Should Know

Most insurance plans still prioritise hospitalisation expenses and exclude outpatient care, therapy sessions or psychiatric consultations.
TechBullion · 8h

Common Denials in Mental Health Billing and How to Avoid Them in 2025

As the demand for mental health services continues to grow in 2025, so does the complexity of billing and reimbursement. Unfortunately, mental health providers often face a higher rate of insurance claim denials compared to other specialties.
Daily Advocate & Early Bird News · 10h

Navigate mental health care with insurance

Each year, around 2.3 million Ohioans experience a mental health condition — and for many, getting treatment and ongoing support begins with insurance-covered care.
Icon for www.healthline.comHealthline · 11d

6 Online Therapy Services That Take Insurance in 2025

Grow Therapy accepts most major insurance providers, making mental health care more accessible ... she said it was against company policy to continue providing me therapy. She covered the reasons ...
Icon for www.healthline.comHealthline · 6d

We Tried BetterHelp: A 2025 Review of Features, Cost, and More

BetterHelp scored highly for therapy formats and availability, but lower for user experience, pricing, and insurance ... 1,000 hours of experience as mental health professionals.
Forbes on MSN.com · 8d

Major Medical Insurance: What Is It?

Major medical insurance is comprehensive health insurance that covers medical services, hospitalizations, doctor visits, prescriptions, mental health and other types of healthcare. The vast majority of health coverage is considered major medical insurance,
Icon for www.msn.comKitsap Sun Bremerton on MSN.com · 20d

Insurance must cover 'medically necessary' mental health care under new bill in Washington

Insurance companies would be required to use the same transparent, evidence-based criteria as medical doctors. David Lloyd, Chief Policy Officer at Inseparable, a national nonprofit that works to expand access to mental health care, said the bill is ...
Icon for www.deccanchronicle.comDeccan Chronicle · 3d

Mental Health Insurance Searches Up by 41% in 2025

Mumbai: With stress escalating among Indians, there has been a 41 per cent rise in mental health insurance searches in 2025 (versus previous year) while evaluating health insurance covers.
Icon for www.indiatvnews.comIndia TV · 28d

Mental Health Insurance: Key things policyholders should know

there are some guidelines that need to be followed for the mental health insurance plan. For instance, a few policies might include the co-payment clauses in case recurring counseling and ...
Goodreturns · 1d

Cashless Therapy & OPD Benefits: What's Fueling India’s Mental Health Insurance Spike? Policybazaar Report

Explore the 41% rise in mental health insurance searches in India, driven by young adults and women seeking coverage for mental well-being.
Icon for www.seattletimes.comSeattle Times · 5d

WA Legislature passes several mental health-related bills

Among the approvals were several mental health-related bills, which range from clarifying insurance coverage for behavioral health care to closing a facility once used to house people with ...
Icon for www.nytimes.comThe New York Times · 12d

Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations

The Times reported that Acadia was holding patients against their will in order to maximize insurance payouts. Some patients arrived at emergency rooms seeking routine mental health care but were ...
Icon for www.telegraphindia.comThe Telegraph · 22d

Mind cover: Editorial on the lack of in­surance coverage for mental health ailments

Neither are mental health cover benefits offered in group insurance plans ... Second, gaping flaws persist in the design and the implementation of insurance policies. The scope of most policies is limited to hospitalisation and does not cover outpatient ...
Lassen News · 4d

Lara reaffirms commitment to enforcing state health insurance laws amid federal rollbacks

To protect Californians’ health insurance coverage in the face of continued attacks by the federal administration on the rights and access to health care for historically disadvantaged and
Icon for www.abc.net.auAustralian Broadcasting Corporation · 28d

The mental health policies of Labor and the Coalition explained

Headspace offers free mental health support for 12 to 25 year olds. Reinstate 20 Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions per year, which was a COVID-era policy that Labor later reduced to the pre ...
Icon for www.mankatofreepress.comMankato Free Press · 8d

CCHR Urges U.S. to Adopt WHO Mental Health Policy Condemning Coercive Psychiatry

The Guidance on Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plans outlines a rights-based approach that marks a sharp departure from institutionalization and involuntary treatment. The Citizens ...
Icon for www.wfaa.comWFAA8 · 27d

Texas lawmakers consider legislation to expand mental health and substance use disorder treatment coverage

like those offered through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provide coverage for mental health services — including treatment for substance use disorders.
Icon for www.kitsapsun.comKitsap Sun · 21d

Insurance must cover 'medically necessary' mental health care under new bill in Washington

David Lloyd, Chief Policy Officer at Inseparable ... “The problem is that many people think they have health insurance coverage for mental health — and in fact have been paying for mental ...
Icon for www.standardmedia.co.kestandardmedia.co.ke · 19d

Mental health policy key to productivity

the development of a comprehensive mental health policy is important. Mental health policy protects the rights and dignity of employees while engendering organisational productivity, cohesion ...
New Hampshire Business Review · 11d

Mental health must-haves for employers rethinking their health plans

Mental health is not a “nice to have” benefit — it’s essential. And in 2025, any health plan that doesn’t put behavioral health front and center is missing the mark.
Icon for www.thehindu.comThe Hindu · 29d

A paradigm shift in mental health policy

The socio-structural determinants of mental health, such as discrimination and biased institutional policies, are almost always left unattended. Even though counselling centres are active at all ...