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Making Mental Healthcare Truly Accessible   Mental health struggles are increasingly visible, yet quality care remains out of reach for many. Mindful Care is working to change that by innovating to provide timely, affordable, and convenient psychiatric and therapy services.   Founded in 2018, Mindful Care offers same-day and next-day visits, accepts insurance, provides in-person and virtual care, and continues expanding nationwide. Our approach aims to set a new standard for accessible mental healthcare.   Mindful Care was also just featured in Us Weekly Magazine for our efforts to reshape access! Check out this article highlighting Mindful Care's mission. Our nationwide expansion isn't just about business growth — it fulfills the urgent need for more inclusive mental health services.   Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gG7SczGe

Have you ever tried to find any type of healthcare provider or specialist through your health plan's directory only to discover the provider was (1) unreachable, (2) not in-network, or (3) not accepting new patients? If so, you are not alone, as the Office of NYS Attorney General (OAG) recently released a report which showed that 86% of the listed, in-network mental health providers were “ghost” providers. More than one in five Americans live with a mental illness and the OAG’s report paints a grim picture for those seeking or in need of access to mental healthcare treatment. Learn more in my latest piece with Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak and Jonathan Walzman on how illegal "ghost" networks have exacerbated the mental health crisis.

Ghost networks are a persistent problem in mental health care. Headway exists to fix this systemwide challenge at its core. We believe that making it easy for providers to actively practice in-network is critically important. By enabling providers to make this choice, health plans can have active networks and gather data that helps members get care. Thanks to Morgan Gonzales at Behavioral Health Business for talking with us about our solution to root out these deep challenges and build a new mental health care system everyone can access. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gjUuzj5A

The importance of mental health is often overlooked or underestimated by older adults. Services such as annual wellness visits, depression screenings, and therapy can help detect, address, and manage any mental health concerns. For Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare may cover the mental health preventative services you or a loved one needs. For more details, read here: https://lnkd.in/gCeRTprc.

Seeking affordable mental health support? We've got options that fit your budget! At Step By Step Counseling, we believe that quality mental healthcare should be accessible to everyone. That's why we offer different payment options: Intern Sessions: Just $40 per session - You'll work with talented, supervised interns gaining valuable experience. Group Therapy: Join our supportive community for only $50 per session - Sharing experiences can be powerful. Sliding Scale: Your budget, your choice! Pay between $65 to $95 per session - Rates are based on your financial situation. Parent Coaching and Virtual Support: $37/month through our Parent Hub Plus, we accept all 3 managed Medicaid plans and most commercial insurance plans, providing you with even more choices. If those options aren't an option, we also work with some insurance plans as out-of-network providers. Your mental health matters, and we're here to help you on your journey. Reach out today to explore these affordable options and take a step towards a brighter, healthier future. https://lnkd.in/gHyjpyVv We look forward to working with you!

🧠🌟@tmsofsouthtampa Dr. Pages is proud to be featured as the cover story for the latest issue of Enterprise World. He talks about his passion for healthcare, the importance of spreading awareness for mental health, and the future of technology and care. You can find the whole @the_enterprise_world article here — https://lnkd.in/exXyZ7Vu

Are your challenges with mental health reimbursements costing you time and money? 🌟Dive into our latest blog post to unravel the complexities of mental health care billing and discover ways to improve your revenue cycle for mental health services. Click the link to discover actionable tips you can apply today. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRBSkQkQ

A case for integrative behavioral health care! Caring for people's physical and mental health needs under one roof is key to improving patient care, reducing costs, and increasing access to behavioral health services for all. https://lnkd.in/gmB7-ene

Throughout my career I have been trying to find ways to make access easier for mental health. It's been an uphill battle with a ways to go. This week, two new reports came out that highlight the significant access problems for mental health and ways to solve them through policy. Inseparable partnered with Milliman to examine state-level data that was sourced from surveys and claims datasets. This report delves into key dimensions of access: condition prevalence, treatment patterns, and provider availability. In addition, inseparable's own report offers concrete policy recommendations based on the Milliman findings, emphasizing crucial areas for intervention and improvement in mental health care accessibility. Both are worth a read. Both have the potential to make an impact on access. You can find out how your state does with policies that promote access, too. https://lnkd.in/gJT4BCCu #mentalhealth #healthpolicy

The Path Forward Coalition has released a new report by Michael Yuhas: “Equitable Access to Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Standards, Measures, and Enforcement of Network Adequacy.”   The report examines network adequacy, which is the extent to which an insurer’s network includes enough mental health and substance use disorder (MHSUD) providers who are accepting new, in-network patients for a population within a given geographic area. It advocates for the use of clearly defined, quantitative measures of network adequacy in order to improve equitable access to MHSUD care. https://lnkd.in/e398YgK6   #mentalhealth #PathForwardCoalition #MHSUD #EquitableAccesstoCare