Roughly two-thirds of Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition were unable to access treatment in 2021, though they had health insurance. And only a third of insured people who visited an emergency department or hospital during a mental health crisis, received follow-up care within a month of being discharged.
These are among the findings of a new report by the actuary firm Milliman, released Wednesday. The mental health advocacy group, Inseparable, commissioned the report and also released an accompanying brief offering policy solutions to address the gaps in mental health care.
“We kept hearing nightmare stories about Americans not getting the treatment that they needed because insurance companies were denying them care,” says Bill Smith, founder of Inseparable. “But we didn’t have enough data to show just how extensive and deep the problem was.”
Push for reforms that de-privatize the hospitals and get rid of insurance in favor of which ever single-payer plan. If people know they can see a psychologist or psychiatrist without spending loads of money and effort, they likely will. We can make schooling affordable while we’re at it get some more doctors brewing…
Push how?
He means vote once every four years, make Facebook statuses about it, and maybe even send an email to your local representative. You know, the things that have been working so well for you guys so far.
Senators off ledges, maybe?Forreal though, public protest, running for local elections, fucking votingAll do more than people give them credit for.