After months of striking, some therapists with Kaiser Permanente stopped eating for five days to bring attention to their union’s demands for parity with how the company’s other workers are treated.
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‘I Don’t Want to Die.’ He needed mental health care. He found a ghost network
Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would give him access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.
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Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?
It can be really hard to get mental health care in the U.S. Even if you find a therapist in network, your insurer can refuse to cover the prescribed treatment. Here are the laws protecting patients.
