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Mental health ‘ghost networks’ — and a ghost-buster

Mental health ‘ghost networks’ — and a ghost-buster

FromAn Arm and a Leg


Mental health ‘ghost networks’ — and a ghost-buster

FromAn Arm and a Leg

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For lots of people, trying to access mental health treatment — like a therapist or a psychiatrist —is nothing short of a horror story. You could even call it a ghost story.A “Ghost network” is what researchers and journalists call it when your insurance plan offers a list of “in-network” providers that turns out to be bogus. Attorney Abigail Burman has studied this haunted phenomenon, and she’s become a part-time volunteer ghostbuster for people in her life. She’s here to share her tactics with us — including some key legal terms that can provide leverage.Abigail has written up a guide to her strategy, and she’s given us permission to share it. You’ll find it — lightly edited, and with some additional insights from our talk with her, over on First Aid Kit.Warning: No silver bullets here. It’s still really, really hard. But Abigail has definitely got some hard-won insights we can use. Here’s a transcript of this episode. Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.And of course we’d love for you to support this show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
May 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A show about why health care costs so freaking much, and what we can (maybe) do about it. Hosted by award-winning reporter Dan Weissmann (Marketplace, 99 Percent Invisible, Planet Money, Reveal). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.