One of my long-time clients informs me that their new insurance does not
cover mental health care except for hospitalizations. For an extra fee,
they can get mental health care (psychotherapy) covered, but NEVER
TELEHEALTH.
I've asked for the insurance info so I can have my billing people
double-check this.
I've heard of this, but hoped it was still illegal. Remember that joke
called mental health parody a few years ago?
I asked my billing people about this, and they said its increasingly
more common -- then they threw in that some pharmacies are starting to
not fill prescriptions from telehealth visits. Walmart is supposedly
one of them. Really??
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*Michael Reeder, LCPC
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*Hygeia Counseling Services : Baltimore / Mt. Washington Village location*
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#healthadvocacy #aca #apa @psychology @socialwork
@psychotherapists @psychiatry #psychotherapy
#covidisnotover #telehealth*
Our state has parity laws, though in practice they are somewhat weak. Maryland doesn't?
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Kevin,
I'm not sure what Maryland parity laws are. I'll talk with our state professional organizations.
Since when does United Health care however?
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