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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
...which is why people who can end up paying out of pocket to providers. Sometimes mental health care providers don't even take insurance. If they do, they might not be able to see you for months at a time, or might not be accepting new patients. The way mental health care in this country is addressed is shameful.
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In Illinois, we have parity, so if your insurance covers visits to specialists of any type, they have to cover psychiatry at the same level. What does this do? It makes the cheapest option to see a psychiatrist (yes, an MD) for therapy, instead of a PhD. or an LCSW or whomever else. This is a ridiculous misallocation of resources.
On a related note, I teach students at two universities, both of which provide excellent health care to their students, but have under-resourced and under-staffed counseling centers.
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