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USC Center for Health Journalism · 23h

We know that cost cutting on mental health care is ineffective and expensive — we keep doing it anyway

The very circumstances that made Henry Gaymon such a fitting subject for a story on mental health care also made it very difficult to report out his experience.
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6 Online Therapy Services That Take Insurance in 2025

Crisis Care emphasizes personalized mental health care via video sessions ... They take insurance from most major insurance companies. Without insurance, costs per therapy session can go up ...
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Best Insurance for Mental Health

UnitedHealthcare is our choice for the best insurance for mental health care based on its exceptional focus on member ... crisis intervention and help for eating disorders — all without the need for referrals. Kaiser also provides access to free wellness ...
Icon for www.msn.comKitsap Sun Bremerton on MSN.com · 20d

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

Medicaid is far from perfect, experts agree, but government insurance programs do often provide better coverage of mental health care than commercial ones. “In many ways, people who have public health insurance — who have Medicaid — have better ...
Health News Florida · 1d

Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.
Icon for www.psychologytoday.comPsychology Today · Oct 24, 2024

Cost and Insurance Coverage

Many health insurance plans offer mental health care coverage, but not all therapists ... who does not accept the client’s insurance—without having to cover the full cost.
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Best Telehealth Companies of 2025

Sometimes, these platforms are more affordable if you don’t have insurance ... This includes general health services for men, women, and children; preventive care; mental health services ...
Gigwise · 4d

Online Therapy for Mental Health Counseling: A Modern Solution for a Growing Need

In recent years, the demand for mental health support has surged globally. Factors such as increasing stress levels, isolation, economic uncertainty, and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have spotlighted the need for accessible and effective mental health care.
Icon for www.forbes.comForbes · 26d

5 Best Online Psychiatry Services Of 2025

Christopher Groux is an editor, writer and accessibility advocate. Before joining the Forbes Health team, he covered Accessibility at Reviewed and gaming at Inverse and Newsweek. When he’s not ...
The Hill on MSN.com · 15d

Preventative care was a game-changer, but now the Supreme Court could take it away

On the line for hundreds of millions of Americans is cost-free coverage for essential care like screening for diabetes, cancer, hepatitis and mental health issues.
The Denver Post · 6d

With drop in Medicaid-covered patients, Colorado safety-net clinics seek help from lawmakers

An increase in patients without insurance is a crisis that lawmakers are hoping to address with a new safety-net provider stability fund proposed in the final days of the 2025 session.
Icon for insurancenewsnet.comInsurancenewsnet.com · Apr 4, 2025

Mental health remains in the forefront 5 years after pandemic

One of the biggest effects to impact the world of health insurance and benefits is ... Consumers return to preventive mental health care Consumers are beginning to return to their health care ...
Icon for www.psychologytoday.comPsychology Today · Aug 28, 2018

What Is Therapy?

Psychotherapy, also called talk therapy or usually just "therapy," is a form of treatment aimed at relieving emotional distress and mental ... income or without comprehensive insurance—the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · 3d

Medicaid is a lifeline for mental health in rural Colorado

ANDRADEColorado’s small towns and rural communities are in the midst of a mental health and substance use crisis, and Medicaid is a critical lifeline for those who might
Icon for www.minnpost.comMinnPost · 29d

Treatment leaders in Minnesota fear program closures without Medicaid increases

Both ask for an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates with an automatic inflation adjustment for inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs.
Icon for www.pennlive.comPenn Live · 13d

With loved ones in crisis, families struggle to get help in Pa.’s mental health system

The Mental Health Procedures Act of 1976 sets standards by which an individual can be involuntarily committed for mental health treatment – without ... “And private insurance has never paid ...
Icon for www.wfaa.comWFAA8 · 27d

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

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are considering several bills aimed at improving access to mental health and substance use treatment — including for adolescents. On Wednesday, the Texas House ...
Health News Florida · 1d

Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down: study

A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021.