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Learn more about mental health ghost networks …

From my files on mental health ghost networks, in order by publication year, oldest to newest. No, I’m NOT using “APA” format, sorry-not-sorry.

I failed that in graduate school … !

2019

73 Doctors and none available: How ghost networks hamper mental health care. Washington Post, February 2, 2019

The Long and Winding Road to Mental Health Care for your Kid. KFF Health News, May 6, 2019

2020

COVID19 cell sickly green color

Too busy just surviving….

 

2021

“Nobody has openings”: Mental health providers struggle to meet demand. New York Times, February 17, 2021.

Laying Ghost Networks to Rest: Combatting Deceptive Health Plan Provider Directories. Yale Law & Policy Review, Abigail Burman, JD

Cost and accessibility of mental health care in America. CNBC, May 10, 2021

Why 1,320 therapists are worried about mental health in America right now. New York Times, December 16, 2021

2022

Equal mental health insurance coverage elusive despite legal guarantee. Washington Post, June 2, 2022

Phantom Networks add yet another barrier to behavioral health. Behavioral Health Business, July 29, 2022

How to Address the Child Therapist Shortage: The US must invest in the people who care for children’s mental health. New York Times, September 9, 2022

2023

31% of Health Plan Purchasers Dissatisfied with Behavioral Health Network Effectiveness. Behavioral Health Business. May 23, 2023

Equitable access to mental health and substance use care: An Urgent Need. Bowman Family Foundation. July 18, 2023

And….because you’ll cry if you don’t laugh, here’s a little “light” relief:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtIZZs-GAOA
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